Modesty vest
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Cotton
Measurements
270 mm (Length)
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Castle Ward, County Down
NT 837026
Summary
Tape lace modesty vest, centre front has oval shape with lattice filling stitch and dips to two oval motifs at bottom; widest part of centre front is 220 mm; edge of vest is composed of a scallop edged oval and scalloped flowerlike motif which repeat alternately, ten ovals and eight flowers; the filling stitch in the ovals is more dense and the tape forms three loops at the top of each; neck edge has repeating trefoil motifs with eyelet centre, 29 altogether.