Belt
ca. 1900 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Towards the end of the nineteenth century, women's day dresses became more practical, and tailored suits and skirts were increasingly worn with cotton blouses. Wide belts, to complete these outfits, and accentuating a narrow waist, became a vital accessory. Sometimes these had decorative buckles, but this example shows that embroidery was also used as a way of adding interest to a practical element of dress.
The belt is believed to have belonged to the donor's great grandmother, Mrs L'Estrange Nelson, who married Thomas Cormac Nelson on 17 April 1864.
The belt is believed to have belonged to the donor's great grandmother, Mrs L'Estrange Nelson, who married Thomas Cormac Nelson on 17 April 1864.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton |
| Brief description | Belt, woman's, coloured silk thread on dark blue cotton, backed with blue kid leather and with a leather-covered buckle, probably made in Great Britain, ca. 1900. |
| Physical description | Woman's belt, embroidered with Chinese-inspired design of flowers and butterflies in coloured silk thread on dark blue cotton, backed with blue kid leather and with a leather covered buckle, probably English. |
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| Credit line | Given by Ena Maria Nelson Ryan |
| Object history | The belt is believed to have belonged to the donor's great grandmother, Mrs L'Estrange Nelson, who married Thomas Cormac Nelson on 17 April 1864. |
| Summary | Towards the end of the nineteenth century, women's day dresses became more practical, and tailored suits and skirts were increasingly worn with cotton blouses. Wide belts, to complete these outfits, and accentuating a narrow waist, became a vital accessory. Sometimes these had decorative buckles, but this example shows that embroidery was also used as a way of adding interest to a practical element of dress. The belt is believed to have belonged to the donor's great grandmother, Mrs L'Estrange Nelson, who married Thomas Cormac Nelson on 17 April 1864. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.71-2010 |
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| Record created | September 1, 2010 |
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