Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
gift of an anonymous donor, 1992, collection of Auckland War Memorial Museum, 1991.31, T1337
Primary Maker
Place
Date
Circa 1890s
Associated Notes
Black silk bodice that belonged to the donor's grandmother, Mrs Elizabeth Todd-Smith (b.Dunedin), who was a seamstress with an Oamaru or Timaru firm before her marriage.
Associated Person
Associated Place
Period
Signature/marks
embroidered label to waist tape, yellow on black: Herbert, Haynes & Co Ltd, Dunedin (designer's label)
Media
Measurement Description
length centre back 480mm
sleeves 520mm
bustle 130mm
width under bust 500mm
tassle 160mm
Classification
Last Update
23 Sep 2022
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