Fichu
Category
Costume
Date
1855 - 1865
Materials
Cotton net, cotton lace. glass bugle beading.
Measurements
750 mm (Width); 1150 mm (Length)
Place of origin
England
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Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604361
Summary
A woman's fichu made from black cotton net. The net ground is decorated with machine-embroidered cotton lace in a delicate floral motif which has been embellised with black bugle beads and with a scalloped lace edging, otherwise undecorated. Internally, the fichu is unlined and has no fastenings.