Untitled
Category
Costume
Date
1870 - 1880
Materials
Cotton organdie, silk, hooks & eyes.
Measurements
1230 x 1040 mm
Order this imageCollection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 602881.1
Summary
A woman's skirt made from white cotton organdie. Cotton organdie skirt with three lace trimmed flounces and four turquoise silk bows. (Two appear to be original and two more recent replacements). Gathered onto cotton tape waistband fastened at CB with two metal hooks and eyes. Pocket slit proper right front. Remains of elastic loop to pull up skirt to buttons either side of CB. A handwritten note on the inner waistband of the skirt reads, "McDonald-Tyler", the donor. To go with 602881.2, matching silk sash belt.
Provenance
Gift of McDonald-Tyler
Marks and inscriptions
Inner waistband centre back right-hand side: A handwritten note on the inner waistband of the skirt reads, "McDonald-Tyler", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.