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Description: | red broadcloth embroidered in gold thread and cord, SB; 2 fronts with curved away centre front edges; one back; edges and seams edged with plaited-stitch in gold thread on yellow cotton; inside front and bottom edges bands of applied gold cord in scrolls, inner edges with lines and loops; armholes with large loops, each with a small loop above; each front with a padded 5 petalled flower in spirals of laid cord, centre with an oval ball of cord with 3 pendant balls on threads, each ball with a turquoise glass bead; flower in centre of ring of alternate ball shapes and trefoils, inside slight open circle of thick cord which slopes away from opening; areas between cord and front edge with triangular plant forms of serrated and rounded leaves, ends of cord with scrolls and leaves; front and bottom edges to side-backs with oval balls at intervals, each with a turquoise glass bead; top and bottom of back with Vs, each of 2 rows of scrolls, enclosing in angle 4 petalled flower with leaves; centre of back with rosette of oval leaves each with a ball finial, alternate with trefoils on long stems; each side with S scrolls, top curve curled back, in open and tight scrolls, tapering to stem with half rosette, lines and loops
lining: silk faced cotton satin, 2 fronts, 2 backs,
Accession number: NCM 1989-131 | Subjects: | needlework costume (children's) foreign costume and textiles | Temporal: | 1890-1910 | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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