Modesty vest
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1940
Materials
Cotton gauze, French knot embroidery, metal snap fasteners.
Measurements
420 x 240 mm
Collection
Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 605021
Summary
A woman's modesty vest made from white cotton gauze. The neckline is decorated with a single line of faggotting stitch and there are 13 decorative French knots centre front on the bodice, worked in black silk thread. Internally, the modesty panel in unlined, and the high collar is supported with four separate spirals of fine wire covered with white cotton thread, which create an additional decorative element to the collar. The vest fastens with four brass snap fasteneners centre front, intact.