Girl's dress
Category
Costume
Date
1910 - 1915
Materials
Silk, silk crepe de chine, silk ribbon, French knot embroidery, cotton lace, cotton twill, hooks.
Measurements
1200 x 440 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603277.1
Summary
A girl's dress, part of an ensemble, made from cream silk and mid blue crepe de chine. The sleeveless dress has a cream silk bodice, with a neckline trimmed with a slim band of white cotton lace and two cream silk ribbon shoulder straps. The skirt is made from mid-blue silk crepe de chine gathered onto a cream cotton twill waistband, with a tucked hem embroidered with two lines of dark blue French knot embroidery. It is unlined and fastens centre back with seven hooks and eyelets, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Parkinson-Cumine
Marks and inscriptions
Inner silk satin waistband.: A handwritten label attached to the inner waistband reads, "Parkinson-Cumine", the donor. See associated photograph for further details.