Child's waistcoat
Category
Costume
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Silk, jet beading, cotton twill, silk satin.
Measurements
370 x 380 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604423
Summary
A girl's waistcoat made from black silk. The waistcoat is extensively embroidered with jet beading in a mixed flower, leaf and tree motif both front and back, with looped jet edging on the front facings and hem mounted on black cotton twill tape. It is fully lined in black silk satin and has no fastenings.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Dorothy Calvert.