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Description: | cream organza, chain-stitch embroidered with flower sprays in coloured silks; terracotta silk ribbon, stand collar, front edges sloped into neck, top edge with folded ribbon, gathered and sewn on in zig-zag, on top of embroidered organza black silk cord laid on in 3 overlapping zig-zags; one main piece of organza, no shoulder seams, front slit up to neck and with triangular piece added at each side of centre front; triangular gores at front and back each side; open at sides to waist level; edges of front, bottom and sides scalloped and edged with ribbon, gathered and sewn on in zig-zags, edge rolled (except left front), 2 lines of black cord applied near edge in shallow zig-zags with a loop at each point; pocket slits each side at waist level, edged with thick cord, with thinner cord around it; organza embroidered with parallel wavy lines in black, encircled by 3 stems in pink and yellow with flowers in pink with yellow edges and green centres; strap leaves in grey, pink, and blue, serrated elaves in 2 shades of green
sleeves: long, one main piece cut with cuff with sloped in sides and wrist placket tapering to elbow, pointed gusset from elbow to wrist of muslin embroidered in thick white cotton chain-sticth, pieced triangular gussets from pointed gusset to main body, fronts of embroidered organza, backs of embroidered muslin; cuff and placket edges with line of zig-zag appliedcord, a similar line from elbow to the beginning of the cuff
lining: white cotton throughout, patch-pockets behind slits, white cotton of a different quality behind pointed gussets suggesting that these are lettings out; lower end of sleeve lined with terracotta silk and faced with embroidered organza
fastening: centre front waist, 3 black ball buttons, cord loops,
Accession number: NCM 1984-65 | Subjects: | needlework costume (women's) foreign costume and textiles | Temporal: | 1870-1880 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | made in | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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