Boa
Category
Costume
Date
1895 - 1905
Materials
Ostrich feather, twisted silk cord, silk thread, silk braid.
Measurements
70 x 1250 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604203
Summary
A woman's feather boa made from brown cut ostrich plumes. The boa is decorated at each end with a tassel made from twisted brown silk cord, an oval brown silk thread covered pendant and a brown silk braid fringe.
Provenance
Gift of Miss W.Acheson. Worn by donors grandmother, Mrs E Loughrin, a farmer's wife.