Modesty vest
Category
Costume
Date
1910 - 1920
Materials
Silk net, Carrickmacross style applique silk lace.
Measurements
220 x 240 mm
Place of origin
Ireland
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604647
Summary
A woman's modesty vest made from white silk net. The silk ground net is decorated across the upper hem with Carrickmacross style applique white silk lace in a pattern of shamrocks and butterflies and is otherwise undecorated. Internally, the vest is unlined and has no fastenings.
Provenance
Gift of Miss Leeper, via Miss Maguire.