Bodice
Madame Marie Derry
Category
Costume
Date
1900
Materials
Cotton, Silk
Measurements
500 mm (Length)
Place of origin
York Place
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 934622
Summary
Evening bodice, cream silk damask satin, cream cotton machine net spotted and ruched, cream cotton machine net sprigged; lining cream silk chiffon, cream silk taffeta and cream petersham ribbon 25 and 11 mm, two underarm protectors filled with lavender, twelve bodice stiffeners; trimming, lacing ribbon, cream silk 10 mm, twenty lacing eyelets, 22 hooks, nine metal eyes, twelve buttonholed eyes; cream cotton bobbin lace edging 12 mm, appliqued lace, muslin on net and sequins, ten pink and green shaded, long pile silk velvet applied motives of roses and rosebuds with sequins, bugle beads, beads, diamonte and silver gilt couched thread; machine stitched and hand finished. Label 'Madm Marie Derry, 36 York Place, W.'.
Provenance
Worn by Lady Stamford (1864-1961)
Marks and inscriptions
Madm Marie Derry, 36 York Place, W. (label)
Makers and roles
Madame Marie Derry, dressmaker