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Tennis Australia
Racquet, Circa 1958
A Wilson Famous Player Series, Maureen Connolly Match Point tennis racquet. Base of head features Wilson logo. Throat features gold fleur-de-lis device. Shaft features decal head and shoulders image of Connolly. Cloth butt cover features blue 'W' trademark. Leather handle grip features quatrefoil perforations. Materials: Wood, Nylon, Leather, Ink, Glue, Lacquer, Metal, Paint, Ribbon, Adhesive tape, Clothtennis -
Tennis Australia
Racquet & cover, Box, Ball container, Ball, Racquet Press, Circa 1955
A Wilson ' Famous Player' Tennis Set, featuring the images of Jack Kramer, Maureen Connolly, and Tony Trabert on the lid. The contents within the set box are: a Wilson 'Famous Player Model' tennis racquet; a Wilson racquet press; a Wilson racquet cover; and, a can containing three Wilson 'Match-Point' tennis balls. Materials: Cardboard, Ink, Wood, Nylon, Paint, Lacquer, Glue, Leather, Cloth, Metal, String, Adhesive tape, Rubber, Felttennis -
Brighton Historical Society
Dress and shoes, 1958
Brighton local Margaret Cooke (nee Parish) had this dress made for the Miss Summer Festival competition fundraiser. The idea for the dress came from a photograph in the Womens' Weekly. A professional dressmaker cut and made the dress. It has an 18" waist. There is a black and white photocopy on file of the dress being worn at the time.Floral cotton dress with matching belt and shoes. Sleeveless polished cotton cream dress with large red, pink and brown rose print. Heavily ruched front. The skirt has an in-built crinoline structure made with thick Vielene lining and corded hoops. Separate belt with bow at centre front. Shoes made to match by 'Suzette' in their original box. .1- dress .2 - belt .3 a-b - pair of shoes .4 a-b - shoe box and lidShoes - Label, printed in gold on white leather in sock: Suzette / Styled in / NEW YORK-PARIS-ST. LOUISprinted fabric, miss summer festival, 1950s, margaret cooke -
Geelong RSL Sub Branch
RSL Interstate Football Program, Renwick Pride, 1948
On 31 July 1948 a football match was played at the South Melbourne Cricket Ground between sides from Victoria and South Australia. The event was organized by the RSL Victorian Branch. The RSL Victorian Branch Football Association was originally formed in 1947 and was affiliated with the Victorian Football Union. The purpose of the Football Association was to provide organized football for Returned Servicemen. The were 14 teams and 650 players registered in the inaugural competition which was won by Williamstown Sub-Branch.The Program, Order of Weekend Events and Admit Ticket are originals from the weekend 30 July 1948 to 01 August 1948, the game was played on 31 July 1948.1 x Souvenir Program RSL Interstate Football - Victoria vs South Australia, 1 x Order of Weekend Events, 1 x Admit Bearer Entry Tag.Souvenir Program - RSL Interstate Football Victoria vs South Australia at South Melbourne Cricket Ground, 31 July 1948. Order of Program - Victorian Branch RSL 1948 South Australian Footballers' Visit to Victoria, forward by G W Holland, President 1948. Admit Bearer Entry Tag - RSS&AILA Victorian Branch, Victoria v Sth Aust, Football, Admit Bearer South Meld Ground 31 July 1948. Printed by Renwick Pride. rsl victorian branch, football, 1947, 1948, interstate football, victoria, south australia -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Original photograph, Whittlesea Centenary 1937, 1937
The Whittlesea Centenary 1837-1937, Back to Whittlesea, Five Days of Festivities, was held from Saturday 6th November to Wednesday 10th November. The program of events included Agricultural Show and Ball, Back to Church, Back to School and Grand Concert, Monster Picnic and Sports in Whittlesea Showgrounds with the Crowning of Queen and Community Singing, Fancy Dress Procession, Fancy Dress Cricket Match in Recreation Ground, and concluded with a Fancy Dress Centenary Old Time Ball in the evening.Original black and white photograph mounted on card.3 [circled]/ Whittlesea Centenary 1937 photo taken by J Gibbs/Mr Ross, Whittlesea Prim school teacher standing back of Cephas Day grey hair moustoush/Back Row from left, 1 D Day (Snr) 2 ?/ Jim Andrew ? Mr Frank Hurrey (Snr) Jack, /Sis Taylor, Mabel Andrew, Fra/Front Row ? Batten ?/Dr Ceph Day, ? Jack McDonald, /Margaret (Hannah) Duffywhittlesea centenary 1937, back to whittlesea, back to whittlesea school, whittlesea state school, cephas day, dr day, jim andrew, mabel andrew, batten, margaret (hannah) duffy, jack mcdonald, sis taylor, mr ross -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Original photograph, 1937 Whittlesea Centenary Celebrations Dressing Up Parade, 1937
The Whittlesea Centenary 1837-1937, Back to Whittlesea, Five Days of Festivities, was held from Saturday 6th November to Wednesday 10th November. The program of events included Agricultural Show and Ball, Back to Church, Back to School and Grand Concert, Monster Picnic and Sports in Whittlesea Showgrounds with the Crowning of Queen and Community Singing, Fancy Dress Procession, Fancy Dress Cricket Match in Recreation Ground, and concluded with a Fancy Dress Centenary Old Time Ball in the evening.Original black and white photograph mounted on card.5 [circled]/1937 Centenary Celebrations Dressing Up Parade/whittlesea centenary 1937, back to whittlesea, back to whittlesea school, whittlesea state school -
Whittlesea Historical Society Inc.
Photograph - Original photograph, Back to Whittlesea State School No. 2090 held November 1937, 1937
The Whittlesea Centenary 1837-1937, Back to Whittlesea, Five Days of Festivities, was held from Saturday 6th November to Wednesday 10th November. The program of events included Agricultural Show and Ball, Back to Church, Back to School and Grand Concert, Monster Picnic and Sports in Whittlesea Showgrounds with the Crowning of Queen and Community Singing, Fancy Dress Procession, Fancy Dress Cricket Match in Recreation Ground, and concluded with a Fancy Dress Centenary Old Time Ball in the evening.Original black and white photograph mounted on card.6 [circled]/ Back to Whittlesea State School No. 2090 held November 1937/Mr Ross H/M/Dr Day Jnr./C.E.Boyles & Son 40 Nicholas St.E.Bwk.whittlesea centenary 1937, back to whittlesea, back to whittlesea school, whittlesea state school, mr ross, dr s day jnr -
Kew Historical Society Inc
Photograph, First XI, Kew Cricket Club, 1913
The first cricket club in Kew in was formed in 1863, and played its matches in Wellington Street, and then later in O’Shaughnessy’s Paddock. In the early 1870s, a second club was formed and played at Victoria Park. The Kew Cricket Club gained its permanent name in 1888-89. One of the named players in the photograph - Albert Watson - was the son of the local Methodist Minister. The photograph entered the collection within a donation of items by Mrs Joy Ivory, a descendant of the Watson family, and a member of the Society.The photograph, dating from 1911 has local significance as an image of participation in sport and recreation.A monochrome photograph, mounted on card of the Kew Cricket Club's first XI cricket team in 1911. Annotations on the reverse identify three of the players: Standing left with bat: George Twycross; standing right: Albert Clements; Seated third on right: Albert Watson.Presented to Kew Historical by Mrs Ivory (nee Watson) Kew Cricket Club / Standing left with the bat Mr George Twycross / Standing right Mr Bert Clements / Seated third on right Mr Albert Watson / Year 1913kew cricket club (vic), sport - kew - victoria, albert watson, albert clements, george twycross -
Vision Australia
Text, Association for the Advancement of the Blind quarterly meeting minutes from 18/9/1933 to 17/8/1936, 1933-1936
Minutes of the quarterly meetings of the AAB Committee held at the Kooyong Club House. Minutes contain matters discussed from correspondence and via individual committee members. These include election returns (p.67), additional area at the Kooyong cricket ground so that two matches could be played at once (p.71), and the death of Mr Fred Tilley and injuries to Mrs Driscoll and Miss Stephens due to an accident at Kooyong outside the club house (p.83). 1 paper registerassociation for the advancement of the blind -
Federation University Historical Collection
Document, Articles on the Bunyip, 1983 - 1989
The bunyip is a large mythical creature from Aboriginal mythology, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes. The origin of the word bunyip has been traced to the Wemba-Wemba or Wergaia language of Aboriginal people of South-Eastern Australia. However, the bunyip appears to have formed part of traditional Aboriginal beliefs and stories throughout Australia, although its name varied according to tribal nomenclature. Various written accounts of bunyips were made by Europeans in the early and mid-19th century, as settlement spread across the country. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bunyip) This material was collected and used for resarch purposes by David Waldron A number of articles on the Bunyip * The Nessie Mystery Solver by Roy Fraser (October 1983) * Developers meet match (Wagyl) (The Age, 06 Jan 1989) * Narrandera's bunyips burst into tourism's limelight by Melanie Sincock (wagga Advertiser, 18 November 1986) * Hunting the bunyip by M.A. Troyahn (Australiasian Post, 06 October 1883) * Beware the bunyip, you Moomba skiers by Edel Wignell (The Age, 05 March 1982) * The yarn that grew the bunyip legend (Australasian Post, 30 December 1971) australian animal folklore collections, bunyip, bunyipswagyl, shane picket, narrandera, swan river, david waldron -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - 'RUNNING JOURNAL', Feb - March 1969
Journal of the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. Ltd. Volume 5, No. 4. Feb - March 1969. 30 cents, sixteen pages. Front cover photo took by Malcolm Rowe. Bendigo Birney no. 28 seen in its guise as "Myer's santa special" turning out of Caledonia Street on the North Bendigo route on Saturday, 21st December 1968. The conductor's red uniform is rather non-standard, but it matched the color on the roof of the car. History of document: Part of 'Basil Miller Tramways Collection'.document -
Tatura Irrigation & Wartime Camps Museum
Photograph, Tennis Club 1905
Tatura Tennis Club 1905.|The Tatura Tennis Club was first formed in 1889, but early records are scarce; the first President on record being A.B. O'Connor for the season 1899-1900, when the matches were played on "lawn" courts.|Asphalt courts were put down in 1923, and Church Club proliferated in the 1920s and 1930s: Methodist (1921), Sacred Heart (1923), Anglican (1933) and Presbyterian (1938).|The Lawn Tennis Club was officially opened in Albert Street in November 1948.tatura, recreations, sports, games, costume, female, male -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Leisure object - Doll, 1949
The donor Margaret was born in 1944 and grew up at 31 Drummond Street Blackburn. The doll was a gift at 5 years old.A walking doll A child's doll resembling a small child dressed in summer clothes and a straw hat, She has blonde hair plaited and tied with blue ribbons. The dress is floral cotton with white collar and two press studs in centre back. Floral pants match the dress. Cream net socks and cream plastic shoes.|The hat is straw with blue frill around the brim and five blue bows around the crown tied with blue ribbon. Eight items including the doll.Pedigree E#Englandtoys, dolls -
Circa Vintage Archive
1930s cotton feedsack dress, Blue cotton daisy print feedsack dress 1930s, 1930s
Simple day dress constructed from feedsack cotton fabric: Short, puffed sleeves, small opening with slight V neck and pointed collar. Centre front fold with red plastic buttons - the originals were missing but these are period correct replacements that match the red plastic buckle. Two front pockets on the bodice shaped like flower pots. No openings, pops over your head. Self-covered belt has a different material underneath: a smaller blue and white floral print. None -
Whitehorse Historical Society Inc.
Photograph, Council cricket match, 1968
Coloured photo of the Nunawading Council cricket team for a match against Box Hill Council in March 1968 Back row, L-R: Peate, Roger, Cr; Goldsborough, Owen, Cr; Jane, Ted, town clerk; McCall, C.R. Cr; Willis, Jim, Cr; Phillips, Ritchie, Cr Front row, L-R: Yates, Don; Bade, Stan; Sewart, Bill, city engineer; Deacon, Kevin, building surveyor; Nelson, Gerry, rate collector; Cartwright, Des.cricket, city of nunawading, peate, roger, goldsborough, owen, jane, ted, mccall, c.r., willis, jim, willis charles l, phillips, ritchie, yates, don, bade, stan, sewart, bill, deacon, kevin, nelson, gerry, cartwright, des -
Tennis Australia
Photographic print, 1933-1934
Black and white photographic postcard of four tennis players standing on a lawn tennis court. Left two figures are Adrian Quist and Don Turnbull. Right hand figures names unknown but likely Japanese Davis Cup team members. Probably Davis Cup match in 1933 or 1934. Part of collection of photos taken/owned by Australian player D.P. Turnbull - found in collection in a vinyl album marked 'Photos by D P Turnbull'. Materials: Paper, Photographic emulsiontennis -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Volunteering Ballarat", 4/10/2018 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 4 Oct. 2018, title "Volunteering Ballarat", including an advert for the Museum, with Geoff Gardner as the contact. Includes the BTM pictogram. On the other side of the sheet is a news story about the Liberal Opposition in Victoria announcing a faster train service to Ballarat if elected. Includes comment from Nick Beale of Committee for Ballarat and Rico Merkert of the University of Sydney about the promise being realistic. The Labour party later almost matched the offer of fast trains.btm, volunteers, railways, elections -
Tennis Australia
Event Programme, 1976
Two copies of programme, and one copy of ticket from Borg vs. Laver Benefit Match, 1976. Top copy of programme shows cover; lower copy shows inside of programme featuring blurb about and image of each player. Left side featureas Borg and is hand signed in blue by Borg; right side features Laver and is hand signed in red by Laver. Front of ticket displayed. Materials: Paper, Ink, Glass, Cardboard, Glue, Wood, Metal, Felttennis -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Photograph, Politicians and Councillors at Cricket(undated but probably c1946)
Undated photograph but likely 1946 (See Notes for explanation)Typed around photograph, "Politicians and Councillors at Cricket. - Mr. Chandler, M.L.C., helping Mrs. Weber, M.L.A., to put on the pads before batting in the cricket match at Ringwood between local councillors and members of Parliament. From the left, are Cr. A.T. Miles, Mrs. Weber, Mr. Chandler, the Mayor of Ringwood, Cr. McCaskill and Mr. Cain, M.L.A." [no date]. -
National Wool Museum
Archive - Alexander Lau Clothing Tag, Alexander Lau Pty Ltd
Alexander Lau established his business in 1950 in the Nicholas Building, 37 Swanston Street, Melbourne. He designed textiles and commissioned many of his textiles to be spun and woven in Geelong mills. He had a long association with the Returned Soldiers and Sailors Mill and with Mr Schofield, the manager. In 2000, he retired and closed the business.Glossy paper clothing tag with rainbow coloured logo and black printed text.front: CRESTKNIT KNITWEAR & / ALEXANDER LAU FABRICS / TOGHETHER IN / CO-ORDINATING FASHION / (SEE OVER) back: This ticket is your / SYMBOL GUIDE / to help you to / co-ordinate this garment with / a color-matched CRESKNIT lambswool / pullover or cardigan. / Look for the matching ticket on / CRESKNIT LAMBSWOOL KNITWEAR / and you'll find colors created to / give you sophisticated / CO-ORDINATION. -
Beechworth RSL Sub-Branch
Jacket, Service Dress, Australian Defence Industries, 1990
Jacket worn by Brendan Honey when performing the duties of a Petty Officer Radio Supervisor in the Royal Australian Navy from Oct 1979 to Oct 2000Jacket Double Breasted Service Dress Navy Blue with gold embroided insignia, [Radio Operator Petty Officer] on right upper arm; gold embroided rank insignia [Petty Officer] above three gold embroided chevrons indicating 12 years service on the left upper arm; shoulder flashes with gold embroided word, "Australia" on both shoulders. 8 gold button with embossed Australian Navy Emblem and the word "Australia" in parallel columns of 4. Size 99R (Regular fit) with 2 small gold button with embossed Australian Navy Emblem and the word "Australia" the cuff of each arm.Manufacturer's identification label on inside right breast.Manufacturers label measuring 4mm x 8mm showing company logo ADA / 1990 / arrow pointed up /NSN:8405-66-132-2314 / 70% 30% Wool Poly / size 99R / match / trouser size 89R / No / Name / Dry Clean Only / Made in Australia/ owner's name written in black by a laundry marking penjacket, navy, jacket service dress, jacket petty office radio supervisor -
Halls Gap & Grampians Historical Society
Photograph - Sepia, C 1900
Horton's Reward Claim. This group of miners also worked another area called 'The Heather Bell" approx. 200 yards further up the gully. About half a pennyweight to the dish is obtained from the wash near the creek. They are panning off 3 dwts per day off one man's ground. This claim is about the best fitted up on the field. It is worked with a sluice box with iron ripples and feeder to match. The latter is a great advantage as there is a great fall below the claim for the tailings.Photo shows seven men working a goldfield using shovels and picks.mining, mount william, people -
Harcourt Valley Heritage & Tourist Centre
Cricket Bat, Pre 1915
Presented by W Hampson, Used & loved by Rowland Hill and skillfully weilded by him in many matches played for Harcourt cricket club. Harcourt was admitted to the Bendigo District Cricket association in 1924. Formed from a small community it was said “ everyone played cricket in Harcourt” Most of the players lived on fruit orchards, owned the status symbol of the time – a motor car- and were widely regarded as people of substance. Clearly they possessed the necessary pre-requisites for acceptance into the wider cricket community. Dates from the era when ‘gentlemen’ played cricket. Also notable for its connection with Colonel Robert Gartside, who was Killed in Action at Gallipoli on 8/05/1915Timber cricket bat with partially bound handle, split corner, many indentations and gilt letteringHarcourt CC Capt R Gartside Mr W Hampson, Best Bowling Average -
Disability Sport & Recreation Victoria
DVD, 2011 Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League finals, 25/09/2011
The DVD features footage from two matches from the 2011 season of the Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League. The DVD features extended highlights from the second half of the game for 3rd/4th place, between the Perth Western Stars and North Sydney Bears. Following this game is the full recording of the championship game played between Victoria Dandenong Rangers and Sydney University Flames. These games were played at North Sydney Indoor Sports Centre in New South Wales.DVD in case2011 Women's National Wheelchair Basketball League finalswomen's national wheelchair basketball league, djuro sen, north sydney indoor sports centre, wheelchair basketball, gerry hewson, perth western stars, north sydney bears, victoria dandenong rangers, sydney university flames, dandenong rangers -
Lauriston Girls’ School (incorporating Lauriston Museum and Gallery)
Photograph, Lauriston Hockey Eleven 1905
This photograph was donated by Mrs Howard whose aunt, Dorothy Christian, attended Lauriston from 1904 to 1908. Lauriston’s very first sports photograph is in 1905, of our students standing with their hockey sticks to mark their participation in the Girls’ Schools’ Hockey Association. Hockey was without doubt the “Queen of Games” at Lauriston during the school’s early decades. The school’s founders Miss Margaret and Miss Lilian Irving were firm believers in the character-building nature of team sports and were instrumental in establishing hockey as a competitive sport for girls in Melbourne. Lauriston’s founders Lilian Irving one of the two sisters who founded Lauriston, saw hockey played in England and brought the game back to Melbourne. Lilian arranged for the first girls inter-school hockey match, between Lauriston and Ruyton in 1903. Her sister Margaret subsequently joined with Mary Morris of Melbourne Girls’ Grammar to establish the Girls’ Schools’ Hockey Association in 1905. The Association organised regular competitions between schools. Hockey dominated Lauriston’s sporting life until well into the 1950s, with regular class, house, inter-school, and staff-student matches. B & W photo 14 x 18.7 cm, mounted on brown card, with inscription in white ink “Lauriston Hockey Eleven 1905”. Underneath the photograph on the mount are names of the players in three rows according to the arrangement in the photograph. The students standing in the back row are N. Stewart’ G. Mogg, D. Elder, M. Elliott (Captain), J. Tuthill, C. McWhae and E. Stewart. The students knelling in the middle row are S. Mitchell (emergency), M. Rigby, and J. Mitchell. The two students sitting at the front are D. Christian and R. Stewart.Lauriston Hockey Eleven - 1905 N. Stewart, G. Mogg, D. Elder, M. Elliot (capt) J. Tuthill C. McWhae E. Stewart S. Mitchell (emer.) M. Rigby J. Mitchell D. Christian R. Stewart -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Newspaper - Derailment of tram 121 at Riversdale Road level Crossing, Herald Sun, 8-9-1928
Newspaper Clipping - from the Melbourne Herald Sun Pictorial newspaper - 8/ 9/1928 about the derailment after running through the catch points of a maximum traction tramcar at the Riversdale Road level crossing the previous day 7/9/1928. The front bogie or truck has been torn from underneath the tramcar. On the rear is a report of a boxing match in Winnipeg the previous Friday, between NZ born Bert Brown and Vic Foley. A web search (boxrec.com/boxer/90347) accessed 1/11/2016 shows the match took place on 6/9/1928. A check with The Sun microfilm at the State Library shows the paper was published on 8/9/1928 Study of the photo, discussions with Norm Cross, particularly with regard to the positioning of the numbers; can see "12", the 2 being centred in the panel, indicates the other number could be a "1". Consultation with the record cards indicate it is most likely tram 121. See images i3. Released back in service 21/3/1929 after relatively expensive accident repairs. See Reg Item 6377 for other photographs.Yields information about the amount of damage to the tram following a derailment to a maximum traction tram at Riversdale Road in 1928.Newspaper clipping from The Melboune Herald Sun 8-9-1928 - not dated.tramways, tramcars, derailments, accidents, level crossings, riversdale road, tram 121, n class -
Warrnambool and District Historical Society Inc.
Trophy, W F A L Earles Cup 1937
This trophy was won by the West End Football Club in 1937. This football team appears to date back from the late 1890s but it is known that it was competing in the early 1900s in the Thursday afternoon matches in the Warrnambool and District Football Association. In the 1930s it was in the Warrnambool Football Association competition and about the 1960s it amalgamated with Allansford to form the West End Allansford Football Club. The name West End disappeared in 2001 when the name changed to Allansford Football Netball Club. No further information has been found on the J.Earls Cup.Although this trophy is in poor condition it is interesting as a memento of a local club that existed for over 100 years.This is a gold-coloured cup with a slender tapering piece resting on a circular base. The base is on a brown Bakelite stand. The cup has had two side handles but one handle is missing. The stand has a silver-coloured plaque. The cup and plaque are much stained and oxidized. ‘W.F.A. J. Earls Cup Premiers West End 1937’ warrnambool football association 1930s -
Brighton Historical Society
Dress and shoes, circa late 1960s
Heather Leonard wore this outfit to a Brighton Primary School fundraiser in the late 1960s. She hand painted the white platform heels to match her yellow and orange dress, and her husband Paul wore similarly bright colours with a mustard yellow and purple shirt. Heather was born in the Bayside area, initially working as a nurse and later as a yoga teacher. She and Paul lived together in Male Street for forty years until his death in 2002. Paul worked in advertising and later became a painter, mainly of Australian icons.Floor length dress (.1) of printed cotton with yellow and orange pattern, with scoop neck, short flared sleeves and zip at the back. Platform shoes (.2) with block heel. White leather, hand painted yellow and orange.heather leonard, paul leonard, brighton primary school, 1960s -
Ringwood and District Historical Society
Film - ABC, 16mm Film Celebration of Freedom of the City of Ringwood given to Royal Australian Engineers March 1965, 1965
16mm Kodak Film (Eastman Plus-X Reversal Safety Film Type 7276) of the presentation of Freedom of the City of Ringwood to the Royal Australian Engineers in March 1965 (later renamed to 22nd Engineer Regiment, RAE). The film title indicates made by ABC but no other information. There is no sound on the film. It was digitised in 2023 by Aidem Media and the resulting .mp4 is attached to this record. Two newspaper items giving further information are also attached - one has a number of photos which match scenes in the film, verifying the occasion -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Clothing - GREY SILK SKIRT WITH TRAIN, 1890-1910
Clothing. Silver grey long silk skirt with train. Front of skirt finished with a pleated decorative band. Skirt V shaped panels, as seen on the bodice. V shapes on front, edged with the silvery satin as seen on the sleeves of the bocice. Front and back of skirt are decorated with three flat bows of silk fabric, grey grosgrain ribbon, and gold lurex knitted fabric. Appears to match the boned bodice, but probably the waistline has been extended, as it is now finished with totally different fabric. ( Grey taffeta).costume, female, evening or sunday best