Girl's dress
Category
Costume
Date
1880 - 1900
Materials
Cotton lawn, broderie anglaise, mother-of-pearl.
Measurements
540 x 600 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604490
Summary
A girl's dress made from white cotton lawn. The dress has half-length sleeves trimmed on the cuffs with broderie anglaise insertion and frill, with a white cotton lace trimmed neckline. It has a tucked bib with broderie anglaise insertion and ribbon insertion, with further decorative panels of broderie anglaise above and below the dropped waistline. The dress is unlined and fastens centre back with four small pearl buttons, two missing.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Mackle.