Waist

Name/Title

Waist

Entry/Object ID

1111.823.001

Description

Ladies' waist. Highly decorative. Square neck, trimmed in machine lace. Two circles in the front with satin stitch and cutwork embroidery. Running horizontally between the circles is a strip 1 inch x 4 inches of needle lace flanked by machine lace. Six rows of tucking -getting incrementally longer, 4 rows of machine lace, and 1 row of needle lace, as well as, two folds run vertically in the front. Buttons up the back with 11 buttons (all missing) 4 rows of tucking and 2 rows of machine lace. Sleeves decorated with verticle rows (2) of machine lace and 4 rows of tucking. Cuffs finished with 2 rows of machine lace. Front = 18 1/2 inches Back = 18 inches Sleeves = 18 inches Special Significance: Found with the belongings from Zoa Coombs' home. Zoa's D.O.B. = 1894