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Brassiere

Cream coloured handmade brassiere, 1930s. Flat-chested cups. No elastic. Trimmed with three embroidered net insertions. Fastened at the back by ribbon-like lengths of material and a button and loop. Made by nuns in Ceylon (Sri Lanka) where the donor's parents had lived.

Collection Area

Social & Cultural History

Item Number

F73.176.7

Historical Associations

Association Type:
Date: 1930s
Place: Caerdydd | Cardiff
Association Type:
Date: 1930s
Place: Ceylon

Acquisition

Donation

Techniques

Hand sewn

Material

Crêpe de chine (fabric)

Location

In store-room
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