Child's coat
Category
Costume
Date
1890 - 1900
Materials
Ribbed wool, crochet lace, embroidered silk ribbon, cotton twill, mother-of-pearl, hook.
Measurements
550 x 610 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604458
Summary
A child's coat for a girl or boy, made from cream ribbed wool. The coat has puffed sleeves with a deep cuff and a wide shawl collar edged with white crochet cotton lace and trimmed with cream embroidered silk gauze ribbon. It is fully lined in white cotton twill and fastens centre front with five large mother of pearl buttons and a single hook and eyelet on the neck.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs N. McConville.