Dress trim
Category
Costume
Date
1880 - 1900
Materials
Chine silk taffeta, silk ribbon.
Measurements
300 x 410 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603204
Summary
A woman's dress trim, a detached bow, made from chine silk taffeta. The bow has a cream ground with multi-coloured woven flowers and pale blue embroidery, with a pleated pale blue silk ribbon edging.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Rea.
Marks and inscriptions
On bow reverse, lower hem : A handwritten label attached to an inner seam reads, "Rea. 1890", the donor. See associated photograph.