Shoe part
Category
Costume
Date
1902
Materials
Satin, linen and gilt thread
Measurements
210 mm (Width); 630 mm (L)
Place of origin
London
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Attingham Park, Shropshire
NT 609897.7
Summary
Two embroidered shoe parts in unused condition. Each shoe/shape has one flower motif. Embroidery on satin. Two shoe uppers, tacked to shape. One selvage, cut on three sides. Found in envelope on which label was written: 'from Coronation robes of the Lady Berwick wife of the 7th Baron worn at the Coronation of Edward VII'. Handwritten note by 8th Lady Berwick reads: 'Embroidered Stomacher and Sleeve pieces from Coronation robes of the Lady Berwick wife of the 7th Baron worn at the Coronation of Edward VII'. 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; bequeathed to the National Trust by Edith Teresa Hulton, Lady Berwick (1890-1972).
Marks and inscriptions
M020T37119(?) (tacked onto fabric handwritten in ink ---?)