Dress train
Category
Costume
Date
1885
Materials
Silk velvet, silk taffeta, hooks.
Measurements
2960 x 1640 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602790.1
Summary
A woman's train, part of a presentation ensemble, made from deep red silk velvet. The almost three-metre-long train is decorated with a line of deep red silk satin bows around the edges to match the skirt trim, and is fully lined in deep red silk taffeta. It fastens to the back of the skirt at the waist with four hooks, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Heather Boyd.