Petticoat
Costanza Mazini, Mrs William Stokes Hulton (1863–1939)
Category
Costume
Date
1937 (signed and dated)
Materials
Silk satin, gold, silver and bronze thread, sequins, beads, silk net and lace
Measurements
635 mm (Width); 1610 mm (L)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609897.12
Summary
Embroidered petticoat. Ivory silk satin weave,embroidered gold, silver bronze metal threads, sequins and beads. Panel 138cm x 32cm-90cm. Design; Rococo but on a central axis, floral stems from 3 vases at the hem. Incorporating the heraldic devices of Noel-Hill family. a) Silk net, for sleeves (replacing lace); b) needle lace with mesh grounds and gimp outlines 'Burano'; 35 mm (c.1800). Hand and machine sewn, square neckline infilled with trim b) short sleeves of net. Princess line slightly flaring to hem. Embroidery panel sewn to front from neck to hem. Metal hook and eyes back opening.Petersham waistband; strap loops on shoulders. Designed in 1937 for Edith Teresa, 8th Lady Berwick, by her mother, Costanza Hulton and embroidered by Vittoria Gori, the gown being signed and dated by the embroiderer on the bottom two corners. See oil painting of 8th Lady Berwick wearing the Coronation robes by William Bernard Reid.
Provenance
Worn by Edith Teresa, 8th Lady Berwick to the Coronation of George VI on 12th May 1937; bequeathed to the National Trust by Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick (1890-1972).
Marks and inscriptions
1937 dis Costanza Hulton - 1937 Ric Vittoria Gori. (embroidered in bottom 2 corners)
Makers and roles
Costanza Mazini, Mrs William Stokes Hulton (1863–1939), designer Vittoria Gori, embroiderer