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Knickers

ca. 1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Knickers of black silk, divided and tied at the waist with narrow pink silk ribbon. Shaped at the back with a panel of narrow tucking. Trimming the legs is a wide frill of alternating bands of black machine-made lace with a top border of lozenges filled with tucking.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, silk ribbon, trimmed with machine-made lace
Brief description
Knickers of silk trimmed with machine-made lace, made in France, retailed by Woolland Bros (London)., ca. 1905
Physical description
Knickers of black silk, divided and tied at the waist with narrow pink silk ribbon. Shaped at the back with a panel of narrow tucking. Trimming the legs is a wide frill of alternating bands of black machine-made lace with a top border of lozenges filled with tucking.
Dimensions
  • Waist circumference: 28in
  • Length: 27in
Credit line
Given by Miss P. W. Hyde
Collection
Accession number
T.11-1961

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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