Dress
Alice Mason
Category
Costume
Date
1890
Materials
Textile
Measurements
620 mm (Width); 1070 mm (Length)920 mm (B)
Place of origin
New Burlington Street
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852630
Summary
Bodice. Heart shaped neckline, cream lace and duchess satin boned bodice with hand painted velvet embossed floral decoration. Puffed sleeves of lace and organza. Waist band has written the makers name 'Alice Mason' and address. Owned ?and worn by Lady Bristol.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. Acquired by the National Trust in 1956 under the auspices of the National Land Fund, later the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Makers and roles
Alice Mason, seamstress