Shawl collar
Category
Costume
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Silk lace, nylon netting, metal press stud fastenings.
Measurements
220 x 600 mm
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Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603255
Summary
A woman's collar made from Maltese black silk lace. The large shawl-style collar is decorated with the traditional Maltese motif of the cross. A later 20th century addition to the collar is a half-lining of heavy nylon netting across the bottom of the collar which is very stiff. There are three metal press stud fastenings across the upper hem, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Chetwynd-Stapleton c/o Major Chetwynd-Stapleton, Ballykinlar Camp, County Down.