APPLIED ART : COSTUME

Object Name

Letter case

Maker

Maria Edgeworth (Primary maker)
Marid Edgeworth (maker)
Maria Edgeworth

Date Made

c.1846
1st half of 19th century
c.1846

Place Made

Ireland
Ireland

Description

design :wallet shaped letter case of fawn slipper satin, lined with olive green silk and padded with cotton wool, wallet formed from a strip of fabric doubled back on itself at each end, the edge of the satin is edged all round with a formed leaf and berry design of applied braid and embroidery, an embroidered pansy decorates the centre.

Catalogue Number

BELUM.T1845

Copyright

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