Bodice
Shelvey
Category
Costume
Date
1890
Materials
Silk, taffeta, satin and lace
Measurements
680 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Grosvenor Street
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Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 814903
Summary
Cream cotton machine lace bodice with high tight collar and boned bodice base. Front opening hooks and eyes. Sleeves curved to wrist. Sailor collar and cuffs.
Provenance
Probably worn by Maud Hamilton-Russell (d.1951) see DUD/TC/321.
Marks and inscriptions
'Mrs Shelvy, 64 Grosvenor St. W'. (printed on waistband)
Makers and roles
Shelvey