Corset cover
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Cotton cambric, broderie anglaise, cotton tape, mother-of-pearl.
Measurements
480 x 550 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602865
Summary
A woman's corset cover in white cotton cambric. The corset cover is decorated with broderie anglaise trim around the neckline and capped sleeve ends and is otherwise undecorated. Internally, the cover is unlined and fastens with six mother-of-pearl buttons and a cotton drawstring centre front, intact. Handwritten on the front left inner hem seam are "McDonald-Tyler" and "M.C".
Provenance
Gift of McDonald-Tyler
Marks and inscriptions
Inner hem seam, centre front, left.: Handwritten inside the hem seam, "McDonald-Tyler". See associated photograph for further details. Inner hem seam, centre front, left.: Handwritten inside the hem seam, "M.C". See associated photograph for further details.