Girl's dress
Category
Costume
Date
1850 - 1855
Materials
Muslin, cotton lace, cotton thread embroidery, boning, cotton, hooks & eyelets.
Measurements
1150 x 360 mm
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Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602878
Summary
A girl's dress made from white muslin. The capped-sleeved dress is trimmed on the cuffs and wide neckline with white cotton lace, with the bodice front gathered from neckline to waist. The skirt is tucked, with three bands of cotton thread embroidery in red, pink, white and green in a floral pattern. The bodice is lined with white cotton, with five boning strips and twelve hooks centre back for fastening, intact. The skirt is unlined.
Provenance
Gift of McDonald-Tyler
Marks and inscriptions
Written on inner boning strip, centre front.: A handwritten marking on the central boning strip lining of the bodice reads, "McDonald-Tyler", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.