All white.
(a) Brassiere - cotton embroidered, straps and top of bodice. Label: 'The/ COSSARA/ Brassiere'. No bones. 7 hooks and eyes (metal) at front. Tape ties. Hook in tape at centre front (for attaching to corset?).
(b) Cotton brassiere with whalebone stays. Label: 'Rowe/ Court Dressmaker Costumer/ 21 South Side/ Clapham Common/ SW.' 5 short stays. Valenciennes lace around neck and armholes. 8 metal hooks and eyes centre front.
(c) Cotton camisole - lace straps and trim on bodice 'R.Buck'. Crochet straps. After bodice: 6.5cm wide. Tape.
(d) Camisole, broderie anglaise straps and trim worked into fabric. 3 mother-of-pearl buttons down front. Cut from one piece of fabric. 2 darts back and front.
(e) Camisole. 4 mother-of-pearl buttons at front. 2 lace inserts at front, 1 at side seams, 2 at back. Pink ribobn trim at centre front.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | CH1974.571 |
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| Accession Date: | 20 Dec 1974 |
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| Credit: | Mrs R. Macklin |
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Material
| Cotton/Textile | a - Brassiere - COSSARA |
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| Silk/Textile | e - Silk brassiere |
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Measurement
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