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Description: | grey-green de-lustred rayon (or nylon) lock-knit; embroidered with silver centred colourless glass round and bugle beads; iridescent white plastic facetted sequins; silvered plastic feather shapes, bodice: one front, cut into points above bust, pointed at centre front waist, one bust dart each side and 2 waist darts; 2 backs, cut with curve at top, sloped to point at centre back, each with one waist dart; shoulder straps from bust points to back; bodice decorated at top with undulating lines of sequins, row of beads between; facetted glass 'gems' in curves; the bottom row of sequins broken into by one petal of an 8 petalled flower, scrolled ends to row of sequins; flowers on bust above the waist darts with a third flower at the centre front, each flower with domed centre of buckram covered with sequins held on by beads, facetted 'gem' in centre, 8 petals of plastic feathers, edged with sequins; from below centre flower fan shape of stems of round beads with alternate pairs of outline leaves and 3 chevrons of bugle beads; further stems to sides of centre flower and outside of the side flowers with detached stem below; lock-knit 'powdered' with sequins held on by beads; backs with 3 detached petals as above to outside of dart, stems between; centre back with saltire of stems, 2 curved stems below
skirt: 2 panels, centre front and centre back seams; gathered to bodice; gathered at centre front with 2 rows of stitches, the seam below caught up and sewn under point of bodice; at side hips and diagonally below point at back; gathers sewn onto lining with 2 rows of stitches, machine-sewn narrow hem
lining: sel-farbic facing to top edge; white acetate taffeta in bodice and top of skirt to hip level; waistband of white nylon petersham ribbon fastening 2 hooks and eyes
fastening: centre back, hook and eye, metal zip (marked "G"); hook and bar at point
bones: 6, at darts and side seams
label: printed, red and black on white satin; "Alexandrine, Model House, Nottingham",
Accession number: NCMG 2005-42 | Subjects: | beadwork costume (women's) | Source: | Nottingham City Museums and Galleries | Creator: | Nottingham | Identifier: | http://media.culturegrid.org.uk/mediaLib... | Go to resource |
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