Bloomers
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Cotton lawn, whitework embroidery, cotton tape.
Measurements
570 x 940 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602548
Summary
A woman's pair of bifurcated bloomers in white cotton lawn. The bloomers have two entirely separate legs which are joined at the waist (bifurcated). Each leg has a knee cuff which is decorated with an embroidered scalloped hem and whitework embroidery in a floral pattern and is otherwise undecorated. Internally, the bloomers are unlined and fasten with a cotton gathering string around the waist, intact. A handwritten marking inside the waistband reads "Marr".
Provenance
Gift of Lawson Gift of Marr?
Marks and inscriptions
Outer waistband, proper right hand side.: Handwritten on waistband, "Marr".