Evening coat
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1890
Materials
Silk, wool and cotton
Measurements
1370 x 1150 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603178
Summary
Woman’s coat. Grey silk damask, full length evening coat. Three quarter length tucked sleeves. CF opening with wide decorative collar. The full sleeve (one missing) is tucked at the shoulder and is shaped with tucks along the inner seams. The collar is faced with cream silk taffeta and has cream lace roundels applied with gathered grey and pink ribbon trimming around their edges. The edge of the collar is trimmed with cream lace run through with pink and grey silk ribbon. Coat is fully lined with a pink figured silk with cream vertical thin stripes and interlined throughout with cream wool. Two large internal pockets at front.
Provenance
Gift of Corbet.