Negligee
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1920
Materials
Silk, wool crepe, cotton lawn, cotton lace, mother-of-pearl.
Measurements
1250 x 460 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602600
Summary
A woman's full-length negligee made from pink silk. The negligee has a wide shawl collar in white cotton lawn with white cotton lace insertion and trim, with matching trim on the long sleeves, a gathered neckline and a flounced hem with lines of pintucking. It is fully lined in fine pink wool crepe, with one press stud and four mother-of-pearl buttons centre front for fastening from neck to hem, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Heather Boyd.
Marks and inscriptions
Written on silk outer shell under shawl collar, right upper shoulder.: A provenance marking written on the outer face of the negligee under the shawl collar, back right, reads "Boyd, Dublin", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.