Not currently on display at the V&A

Skirt

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Skirt of coarse duchesse-type bobbin lace. With a deep border of large flowers and leaves in patterns with strapwork around the hem, and continues up to the waistband in a less formal mass of flowers. Slight train.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Bobbin lace
Brief description
Skirt of coarse duchesse-type bobbin lace, made in Brussels, ca. 1900
Physical description
Skirt of coarse duchesse-type bobbin lace. With a deep border of large flowers and leaves in patterns with strapwork around the hem, and continues up to the waistband in a less formal mass of flowers. Slight train.
Dimensions
  • Centre back length: 62in
  • Centre front length: 38in
  • Waist circumference: 56in
  • Hem, approx. circumference: 180in
Credit line
Bequeathed by Lady Jane Cory
Object history
Registered File number 1951/1519 (see also 47/393).
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.7-1989

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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