Boa
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1910
Materials
Eider feather, silk, cotton cord, silk thread, wood.
Measurements
200 x 700 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604204
Summary
A woman's feather boa, made from dyed brown eider duck. The boa is fully lined in dark green silk, with two ties made from knotted brown cotton cord, each with four black silk covered round wooden pendants.
Provenance
Gift of Miss W.Acheson. Worn by donors grandmother, Mrs E Loughrin, a farmer's wife.