Brassiere
1934-35 (made)
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This brassiere is composed of two shaped pieces of ivory silk with two darts at each side joined in the middle by a triangular piece of cream silk. Elastic straps and trimmed with a blue bow and machine-embroidered net. Two small buttons sewn on for attachment to a corset.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Ivory silk, woven. Trimmed with machine-embroidered, machine-made net. Blue silk bow and mother of pearl buttons. Elastic straps. Machine- and hand-sewn. |
| Brief description | Brassiere, ivory silk, machine-embroidered net insertions, from a wedding trousseau, Manila, Philippines, ca. 1935. |
| Physical description | This brassiere is composed of two shaped pieces of ivory silk with two darts at each side joined in the middle by a triangular piece of cream silk. Elastic straps and trimmed with a blue bow and machine-embroidered net. Two small buttons sewn on for attachment to a corset. |
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| Credit line | Given by Patricia Craig |
| Object history | Part of the wedding trousseau made for Mary Magdalene Dresbach on the occasion of her marriage to William Llewellyn Craig on 12 February 1935 in the church of St Ignatius, Intramures, Manila. |
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| Accession number | T.42:2-1999 |
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| Record created | September 26, 2002 |
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