Modesty vest
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Cotton net, tatted cotton lace.
Measurements
410 x 460 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602619
Summary
A woman's modesty vest, made from white cotton net. The vest is decorated with a white tatted cotton lace insert centre front, which creates a scalloped neckline and extends to the waist in a v-shape, otherwise undecorated. Internally, the vest is unlined and fastens with two white cotton net waist ties, intact.