Evening Dress
Go to Nottingham City MuseumsNCM 1992-205
1853-56 Blue and white silk brocade, neckline trimmed with East Midlands handmade bobbin lace. Probably worn by Williamina (1825 – 1917), the wife of Major-General Valentine Frederick Story of Forest Grove, Nottingham. According to family tradition it was made for wear at a Royal Court.