Coat
1879 (made)
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(original 1962 description) Coat for a girl. Coat of white machine quilted cotton. It is princess line [with] buttons from neck to hem and has an inverted pleat at the centre back skirt. Machine made broderie anglaise insertion trims the yoke, front fastening and hem.
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Materials and techniques | Quilted cotton with machine-made broderie anglaise |
Brief description | Girl's coat: white cotton machine quilted in rose motifs, with cutwork embroidery; made in England, 1879 |
Physical description | (original 1962 description) Coat for a girl. Coat of white machine quilted cotton. It is princess line [with] buttons from neck to hem and has an inverted pleat at the centre back skirt. Machine made broderie anglaise insertion trims the yoke, front fastening and hem. |
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Credit line | Given by The Dowager Lady Rochdale |
Object history | Given by The Dowager Lady Rochdale (RF 62/ 1870). The coat was said by the donor to have been worn in [from?]1879 by herself and her sisters, the daughters among the eleven children of Francis Charles Granville Egerton, the 3rd Earl of Ellesmere: Lady Mabel Laura Egerton (1869-1946) Lady Alice Constance Egerton (1870-1932) Lady Beatrice Mary Egerton (1871-1966) (the donor) Lady Katherine Augusta Victoria Egerton (1877-1960) Lady Leila Georgina Egerton (1881-1964) Lady Helen Constance Egerton (1884-1901) |
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Accession number | T.162-1962 |
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Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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