Dress
Worth
Category
Costume
Date
1890
Materials
Textile, silk, lace, net, glass, diamante, metal thread
Measurements
64 cm (W); 44 cm (S); 90 cm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Paris
Order this imageCollection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 852635
Summary
Dress. Heavy cream satin 2-piece dress, embroidered with long sprays of diamante, metal thread and spangles, gored and trained skirt with insertions of cream self patterned silk, lace and net fall on bodice, skirt lined with cream silk. Worn by Lady Bristol c.1870, 75060 written on label on reverse of Worth label.
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
Worth , designer