Wedding dress bodice
Category
Costume
Date
1880 - 1885
Materials
Cotton sateen, embroidered cotton net, cotton net, cotton blend fabric, cotton tape, boning, hooks & eyes.
Measurements
600 x 400 mm
Place of origin
Ireland
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604420.1
Summary
A woman's wedding bodice, part of a wedding ensemble, made from bronze cotton sateen. The long-sleeved bodice is trimmed on the cuffs with cream embroidered cotton net in a floral pattern, with beige cotton net trim and lining on the high collar. The bodice front is gathered and ruched from neckline to hem, with a small patch pocket on the left hip and two weighted sashes on the bodice centre back. It is fully lined in a printed cotton blend fabric, with eight boning strips and twenty one hooks and eyelets centre front for fastening, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Bell. Worn by Mrs Robert William Bell, (nee Thompson?) - aunt of donor.