Evening collar
Category
Costume
Date
1850
Materials
Silk taffeta, cotton net, hooks & eyes.
Measurements
260 x 560 mm
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Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602616.2
Summary
A woman's evening collar, part of an evening dress, made from harvest gold silk taffeta. The shawl-style collar is slightly v-shaped front and back, decorated with diagonal lines of pleating and self-coloured ruffles with pinked edges. The collar is fully lined in beige cotton net and fastens with two hooks & eyes on the right-hand shoulder, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Lenox-Conyngham, Springhill