night gown
Description: night gown made for Margaret White (nee Woolley). Cream, silk , crushed crepe de chine, bias cut. Full length,front bodice silk chiffon with a chevron - shaped basque insert. Sleeveless. Neck edge forms V at centre front, being made from Limmerick style lace, comprising silk chiffon on tulle ground with overcast edges; all done by hand. Forms all over leaf motif. Centre front, 2 MOP buttons with hand made loops. Cord of plaited, 3 stranded, rouleau belt, threading through 9 loops. Loops formed by parallel pairs of vertical buttonholes. Hem edge shell edging.
Collection: HUMAN HISTORYAccession Number: 2008.17.3Accession Date: 17 Mar 2008Description: night gown made for Margaret White (nee Woolley). Cream, silk , crushed crepe de chine, bias cut. Full length,front bodice silk chiffon with a chevron - shaped basque insert.…