Fabric fragment
Category
Costume
Date
1902 - 1937
Materials
Satin
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609897.1.3
Summary
One of eight ivory satin fragments. Ivory silk warp faced satin. White cotton (linen?) plain weave. See Fragment Form. a) and b) without lining; c) - H) tacked to lining. Handwritten note by Lady Berwick reads: 'Pieces for Ellen, Lady Berwick's Coronation Robes'. Ellen (d.1934) married Richard Henry Noel-Hill, 7th Baron Berwick in 1869, widowed 1897; attended the Coronation of Edward VII in 1902 with her nephew Thomas Henry Noel-Hill, 8th Baron Berwick.
Provenance
Ellen, 7th Lady Berwick (d.1934) collection; adapted for use by Edith Teresa, 8th Lady Berwick and bequeathed to the National Trust by Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick (1890-1972).
Marks and inscriptions
Pieces for Ellen, Lady Berwick's Coronation Robes. (written note by Lady Berwick)