Camisole (underbodice)
Category
Costume
Date
1860 - 1900
Materials
Silk, filet lace, silk ribbon, mother-of-pearl buttons.
Measurements
390 x 410 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604620
Summary
A woman's camisole in cream silk. The open-fronted camisole is extensively decorated around the neckline and shoulder straps with cotton filet lace, with a further five vertical insertions of filet lace across the main ground. Internally, the camisole is unlined, has a drawstring made from brocaded silk ribbon around the neckline for adjustment and fastens with four mother-of-pearl buttons centre front, intact.
Provenance
Gift of Mrs Nancy Ferguson. From donor's aunt (Emily Sharp) 'bottom drawer'.