Dress
Worth
Category
Costume
Date
1870 - 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 852635.1
Summary
Bodice of Worth dress. Heavy cream satin bodice, embroidered with long sprays of diamante, metal thread and spangles. Lace and net fall on bodice. 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
Exhibition history
Connecting Threads, Ickworth House, 2014