Bertha collar
Category
Costume
Date
1850 - 1860
Materials
Cotton gauze, silk thread, straw, silk satin ribbon.
Measurements
225 x 1030 mm
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 603872.2
Summary
A woman's bertha collar, part of an ensemble, made from white cotton gauze. The wide collar is decorated with silk thread embroidery in red, green and black in a design of poppies and straw embroidery in a design of wheatears. The collar is unlined and is mounted on a slim red silk satin ribbon.
Provenance
Gift of Fergusson