Bodice
Category
Costume
Date
1880 - 1890
Materials
Silk velvet, cotton lace, velvet ribbon, jet, silk cord, boning, hooks & eyes.
Measurements
560 x 770 mm
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Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604346
Summary
A woman's bodice made from black silk velvet. The V-necked bodice is trimmed on the neckline and front-facings with cream cotton lace with a scalloped edge and black silk velvet ribbon insertion, with two passementerie buttons with jet beads, cording and tassels centre back on the waist. It is fully lined in black silk, with three boning strips and four hook & eye fastenings centre front, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Mr and Mrs R. Lucas-Clements