Untitled
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1896
Materials
Silk
Collection
Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 744224.2
Summary
Black silk/taffeta skirt to matching beaded blouse top. The waistband is held by hook and eye, with a further hook and eye to hold the opening closed with an internal modesty flap at the rear. The front is marked with a series of pale cross stitches and the hem is lined with a narrow band of black velvet on the inside.
Provenance
Straw collection bequeathed to the National Trust on the death in 1990 of William Straw.