Girl's dress
Category
Costume
Date
1850 - 1860
Materials
Cotton gaberdine, Russian braid, piping, silk ribbons.
Measurements
500 x 780 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603247
Summary
A girl's dress made from deep red cotton gaberdine. The dress has short, puffed sleeves with a piped black cuff, a piped neckline and waistband and a bib decorated with black Russian braid trim. The hem is tucked, piped and has a single line of Russian braid embroidery. It has two integral waist ties made from matching gaberdine, is unlined and fastens centre back with six black silk ribbons, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Parkinson-Cumine
Marks and inscriptions
Inner waistband hem, front right.: A handwritten label stitched to an inner seam reads, "Parkinson-Cumine", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.