Sash belt
Horrockses
Category
Costume
Date
1870 - 1880
Materials
Silk taffeta, silk satin piping, fringing, cotton twill, hooks & eyes.
Measurements
650 x 750 mm
Place of origin
Preston
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Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602615.2
Summary
A woman's sash belt, part of a suit., made from lavender silk taffeta. The belt is decorated with interlocking rings in an abstract pattern, with a bow centre front and a bow and sash ends centre back, which are decorated with cream silk satin piping and a lavender fringed silk braid. The belt has a heavy cotton tape core for robustness and fastens with two hooks and eyes centre front behind the bow, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Heather Boyd, Dublin.
Marks and inscriptions
Belt waistband: Written with pen on the inside hem of the waistband, right hand side, "Boyd, Dublin".
Makers and roles
Horrockses , maker