Fashion — 1851
Belt, girdle
Relating to Great Exhibition Exhibitor.
The press praised the taste, novelty and natural colours of the dress trimmings exhibited by C. & T. Danby. Three examples were included in The Illustrated Exhibitor (1851), which encouraged its women readers to purchase the trimmings, rather than make their own at home. Social welfare was linked to commercial interest, as readers were told that buying trimmings would provide work for 'the poor of their own sex'.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 59.42/15
- Object name:
- belt, girdle
- Artist/Maker:
- C. & T. Danby, London
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- Production date:
- 1851
- Material:
silk
- Measurements/duration:
- Variable, depending on display: 350 x 350 mm, DM 320 mm (belt), L 660 mm (tassels) (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 40%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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