Accessory
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Gauze, satin (?), thread, elastic, sequins and wire
Measurements
200 mm (L)
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 937405.1.1
Summary
One of two leaf/wing-shaped items consisting of cream/pale gold gauze attached to a thin wire frame edged with silver sequins and with a trellis section at one end in gold sequins. This item, the most in tact of the two, has green thread and a length of black elastic attached to the narrowest end. Part of a collection of costume items also including: (b) head piece (?) in the shape of a butterfly; (c) misshapen headpiece (?) in cream satin and pale gold gauze.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).