Bodice
Hortop and Petter
Category
Costume
Date
1892 - 1896
Materials
Lace, Silk satin
Place of origin
Barnstaple
Collection
Arlington Court, Devon
NT 987790
Summary
Cream silk satin bodice with round natural waistline, ruched panel at lower back, gathered at front and back from neckline to waistline. Ruched panel stitched around boat shaped neckline with a bow on the right shoulder. Baloon sleeves, narrowing halfway to the elbow, the cuff ruched and machine lace trimmed. Pink staining around neckline. Label; Hortop and Petter, Milliners, Costumes and Mantlemakers, Barnstaple. Bodice is very tiny.
Provenance
Mrs Charles Chichester
Marks and inscriptions
Hortop and Petter, Milliners, Costumes and Mantlemakers, Barnstaple.
Makers and roles
Hortop and Petter, maker