Bodice part
Category
Costume
Date
1900 - 1909
Materials
Cotton
Measurements
500 mm (Length)260 mm (W)
Place of origin
England
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 934704.2
Summary
Black chiffon bodice fragment, fragments of black chiffon lining, black machine lace lines of progressively smaller circles with flower and stem meander on a square and hexagonal mesh ground 89 mm, black lace edging 17 mm, one hook and eye at wrist, lace as on sleeve, black silk machine embroidered and needlerun scrolls, fifteen hooks to attach to main bodice.
Provenance
Worn by Lady Stamford (1864-1961).