Dress
Category
Costume
Date
1910 - 1912
Materials
Wool, rayon, cotton, silk chiffon and metal
Measurements
1600 x 600 mm
Place of origin
England
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604618
Summary
Woman’s dress. Long, cream ribbed wool and rayon mix dress with tulip-shaped hem and short caped sleeves. Bodice is overlaid with cream cotton embroidered net and trimmed around the neckline with cream silk chiffon ribbon. The dress opens CF and wraps to fasten with two metal press-studs. Trimmed at waist with rosette of cream silk with long loose end. Decorated around CF and around hem with French knot embroidery in cream silk. Unlined. Appears to be homemade.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Nancy Ferguson, Worn by Ethel Sharpe, the donor's mother.