An 1800-10 dark purple damask silk spencer
Centre front fastening, with a rounded collar, full length sleeves, with puffed detail at the shoulder and four piped bands gathering the sleeve at the wrist, with a silk waistband featuring two buttons at the centre back; together with an 1850s bright blue silk ugly and an 1870s dark purple velvet bonnet trimmed with satin ribbons. (3)
Sold for
£700
inc. premium
Footnotes
- The ugly was worn around the front of the bonnet, to give added protection from the sun, particularly with small-brimmed or spoon bonnets. For a depiction of an ugly from the Snowshill Collection see 'Costume in Detail' by Nancy Bradfield, page 191 and a similar ugly sold at these rooms as lot 169 on April 12th 2011.
Category: Collectibles / Costume and Textiles
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