Collection |
MHS (unaccessioned) Textiles |
Description |
Single piece, cream machine lace woman's top. With coloured embroidery and appliqued lace trim. Fine organza under cotton net lace with cotton underlining. Elbow length puff sleeves finished with flounce. Yoke trimmed with appliqued lace. Collar trimmed with coloured appliqued lace. Blue taffeta cummerbund trimmed with rosettes.
Garment examined by P. Saunders and J. Bennett on 19 November 2006. Country of origin: Australia Construction method: Collar. Standup collar of 7cm. Back closing. Appliqued lace and embroideries. Collar attached to neck edge with hooks and eyes. Fastened at center back with hooks and eyes. Yoke. Lined with organza with lace applique. Body of bodice is gathered under silk ribbon waist trim. Side seams to back and no centre back seam. Ribbon trim c.145cm runs from centre front round waist line and below there is another length that goes to centre back .There are six ribbon rosettes at centre back. Yoke is outlined with gold 3cm braid hand-stitched on. Three quarter sleeves are set in and have a lace outer and are lined with organza(?) with fullness to the front .. Heavily gathered sleeve but smooth under arm. The Sleeves are trimmed with braid. Cuff made up of several rows lace and organza - all hand-stitched in place. Front. Centre front opening yoke seven hooks with thread covered eyelets. On body there are eight matching metal eyelets on lining and on lace outlet one hook and matching thread eyelet On silk waistband there are three hooks and matching eyelets. At closure waistband there are three self fabriced rosettes. Lined yoke is V shaped at front and shapes outlined with gold braid. Shaped button flap outlined with braid and lace. Body of front bodice is gathered lace into waistband under-lined with organza and lined with cotton. Lower bodice fully lined. Plain seams and machine-stitched. Hand overcast finish. Front bodice has two shaped darts. Back bodice made up of six panels. Makers label [David Jones & Co. Cost(um?)iers, Sydney] centre back and at centre back there is covered eyes and hooks indicating there was a skirt somewhere. Armhole seam machine-stitched and hand overcast and plain seams have been hand overcast.
The original Owner/Wearer was Mrs. Renwick of Dumgree. It is believed this is the second Mrs. Renwick (Anne nee Smith, widow of Dr. Thomas Renwick).
Anne Renwick lived at their home, '"Newstead" in Nelson before her husband's death in 1879. Her husband's nephew, also named Thomas, inherited "Dumgree", Dr. Thomas Renwick's Marlborough estate, but because of the nephew's illness Anne took over the running of the estate. Dumgree is in the Awatere Valley in Marlborough and Anne lived there, but she made frequent trips back to Nelson. This bodice, possibly teamed with the cream satin evening skirt, would have been worn for special occasions during her time as manager of Dumgree. There is a book in the MHS Archives library, "Renwick - the Story of a Pioneer Family", by Elisabeth Airey, published by the author in October 1979. There is a family tree on page 81.
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Object ID |
0000.600.0162 |
Object Name |
Bodice |
Other # |
T0847 |
People |
Renwick, Anne (nee Smith) Smith, Anne (later Renwick) |
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