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Description: | white rayon satin, tamboured with silvered plastic facetted sequins (now discoloured to brown), white 'doughnut' shaped sequins, large silvered glass beads, droplet shaped iridescent plastic sequins, /1. DRESS: bodice: one centre front, 2 side-fronts; seams shaped to go over bust; top edge in 2 points above bust; one back, 2 side-backs, cut slightly curved at top; straight waist front and back; centre front with deep V of decoration, reduced at sides to row of motifs at back; decoration in coral-like froms of 'doughnut' sequins outlined with silvered sequins; spaces filled with large silvered beads and bunch of iridescent sequins
sleeves: none
skirt: 2 fronts; 2 backs; each front with 2 pleats at side waist, backs with one waist dart each; front seam open from below knee level, front corners rounded; 2 tucks an centre front at hips and just above opening; motifs of silvered beads with bunches of iridescent sequins, 3 branch coral above, 6 branch coral below, in 'doughnut' sequins outlined with silvered sequins; motifs on centre front seam above and below hips level tucks, on slope across side seams and symmetrically over remainder of skirt
lining: satin in bodice; satin facing at top; horizontal dart at bust
fastening: left side placket, 2 hooks and eyes, 'Lightning' metal zip; hook and bar at waist
bones: 5; up to bust, in back seams, sewn into lining, at right side separately cased and sewn in
labels: 1: printed, black on white satin "Roecliffe & Chapman, Grosvenor Street"; 2: printed, black and red on white satin "Alexandrine, Model House, Nottingham"; 3: tag with red "38"
/2. JACKET: SB; short; 2 fronts cut with fold down collar with deep curve at outer edge (probably worn so that points touch the shoulders seams); front edges curved; one back; motifs of silvered beads with bunches of iridescent sequins; 3 branch coral above, 5 branch below in 'doughtnut' sequins, edged with silvered sequins; one motif on each front; centre back with similar motif but with 4 branch coral above, 6 branch coral below
sleeves: long, one piece; darts at wrists and elbows
lining: satin facings to front and collar
fastening: none,
Accession number: NCMG 2005-43/1-2 | 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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