Cream silk satin bodice, with a high round neckline, finished with a seven cm deep, cream lace, boned, mandarin stand up collar - five bones-(one missing) to support the collar. Nine 16cm bones support the shaping of the tapered firmly fitted waist. A ten cm deep yoke at front and back shoulders. Below the yoke is a panel of eleven cm long pintucks right across the front, and on either side of the back. Centre front gathers into a cotton tape band at the waistline. Below the neckline of the centre front, is a panel ten cm deep of cotton lace, then a 13cm deep fine silk, gathered frill, edged with a reinforced silk ruffle. The centre back opening has a double placket, each fastening with alternate hook and eye,hook on either side of opening. Two large hooks facilitate a joining with a skirt.The three quarter length satin sleeves, are a bell shape, and gather into a cream net, eight cm deep band, which fastens with two metal hooks and hand made loops. Over the net is a double frill, 13 cm deep, and edged with a reinforced silk ruffle, as in the centre front panel. This bishop-type sleeve has five X 12cm long pintucks at the shoulderline. A ten cm long row of a feather stitch type of hand embroidery on either side of front bodice-one each side of the gathered centre front panel. Bodice is fully lined with polished cotton.costume, female, cream silk-satin long sleeved bodice

Silk, satin, fully lined with silk (?). Eleven bones, ranging in length from 10 - 12 cm long, taper the bodice to the waistline. 15cm wide panels of beaded net come from the high back waistband, over the shoulder to the front waistband. These are loose panels with linear beading, and more decorative beading over the shoulders. Centre front panel has a net overlay, sheer above the bustline to the throat, with a 16cm high net stand-up, mandarin collar, edged in lace, and outlined at the throat with a row of tiny jet beads. Cotton perspiration pads under the arms.A beaded '' butterfly'' shape sits over the bustline where the sheer lace panel begins. Below the beaded motif, five roulet knotted and loops fasten into the finest of metal loops to close the bodice. Silk ''over -sleeves'' also have three roulet looped decorations at each edge. Below the elbow length ''over sleeves'', a double layer of net sleeves-the top layer finished with seven rows of tiny jet beads, the lower wrist length net sleeve, finished wit one row of tiny jet beads, and a two cm net fill. Beading and an embroidered ribbon flower trim the back centre net panel, and a roulet looped trim, sits at the centre back waistline. An extension of the beaded over -the-shoulder panels falls in a rectangular shape 38cm X 23cm. The front extension of the ''over the shoulder'' beaded net, falls in two oval shapes - one either side of opening 24cms long. A 4.5cm band of three pleated silk encircles the waistline.Waterfield, 14 Gleghow Terrace, South Kensington. ( Label on tape fastens around waistline).costume, female, black silk satin beaded bodice

Clothing. Narrow shoulders straps-.8 cm, hold the curved slightly peaked bodice-shaped at both front and back. One dart at each side seam of front. Centre front is lavishly embroidered in a chinese style, with some cut work, some shadow work and silk thread floral embroidery. Neckline is bound with a fine 'rouleau' type binding. Front has a V-shaped panel inserted from the right hemline, and back has an identical panel at left hemline. French side seams, machine stitched. Hemline bound as for neckline. Inside left hand side-on dart below arm hole, a small piece of white tape is stitched, bearing the initials;M.C.costume, female, pink embroidered silk petticoat

Clothing. Infant's ivory coloured nightdress. Front yoke with 1 cm X 14 cm centre lace insert. Lace trim around neckline. Centre back opening(24cm) with tape ties at neck and waist. Lace trimmed 58cm fabric ties attached at waist at centre front. Eyelet lace trim around waist. Ribbon missing. Skirt gathered at waist. Long sleeves with lace trim at wrist. French seams.costume, children's, infants ivory coloured nightdress

Clothing. Infants white linen nightdress. Wide U shaped neckline with casing front and back threaded with cotton tape. Fabric tightly gathered around neckline and into casing around waistline. Back opening (23cm) fastened with cotton tape ties threaded through casings at neckline and waist.Decorative open lace across centre front (16cm X 3.3 cm) has pink fabric insert underneath. Fabric ties (69cm) attached to either side of lace band at waist. Short cap sleeves with fabric frill on edges.costume, children's, infants white linen nightdress

Clothing. Infant's white linen dress with yoke front and back. Round neckline with hem. Skirt tightly gathered onto yoke front and back. Horizontal strip of lace (2.5cm) with open diamond pattern is 7cm above hemline. Hem is edged with 5cm zig zag lace. Dress is sleeveless with arm holes edged with 5cm zig zag lace. Full length back opening fastened with twoX one cm pearl like buttons at upper and lower edges of yoke.costume, children's, infants white linen dress

Clothing. Child's white linen dress with fold over lace trimmed sailor collar (13cm) and neckline casing. Dress has yoke front and back with a dropped waist trimmed with insert lace (ribbon missing). Above the hem is a horizontal strip of lace (3cm) and two narrow tucks.Item is edged with 5 cm broiderie lace with scalloped edge. Dress has cap sleeves of 5 cm broiderie lace. Full length centre back opening fastened with cotton tape ties at neckline and two pearl like buttons at lower edge of yoke and at dropped waistline.costume, children's, child's white linen dress

Clothing. Child's white linen dress. Wide round hemmed neckline. Dress made up of two pieces of fabric. Dress is straight to below the waist (35cm) and then widens to the hem (51 cm). Sleeveless with arm holes edged with one cm lace. Front of dress is cotton fabric with alternating vertical stripes of embroidered fabric and floral patterned lace. Back opening (16cm) with placket, fastened with two metal press-studs.costume, children's, child's white linen dress

Clothing. Child's ivory coloured sleeveless yoked linen dress. High round neckline with wide fold down lace edged collar (12 cm) dipping to a V shape at centre front and on either side of the back opening. Skirt is gathered into the yoke back and front. Arm holes edged with four cm lace. Full length back opening fastened with two one cm imitation pearl buttons at top and bottom of yoke.costume, children's, child's ivory colored dress

Clothing. Child's ivory coloured silk yoked dress. Round neckline edged with lace. Front yoke is made up of two horizontal strips of lace with a vertical strip on either side at the shoulders. The back yoke of fabric has vertical strips on each side at shoulders. Kimono style short sleeves have a strip of lace along the top. The hem of the sleeve is trimmed with ribbon insert lace and edged with one cm scalloped lace. The skirt is gathered into the lower edge of the yoke, and the seam is trimmed with ribbon insert lace.The sleeve is made up of 7 cm of silk fabric with 20cm of Lace fabric with scalloped edge at hem. Centre back opening (19cm) with three metal press-studs on the yoke.costume, children's, child's ivory coloured silk yoked dress

Clothing. Child's white linen waisted nightdress. Scooped round neckline with casing and lace trim. V shaped broiderie lace insert below neckline with 2 cm fabric trim on each side. open at waist. Skirt tightly gathered into casing at waist. Skirt has inverted V shaped insert at centre front from waist to hem. Overlay on each side with decorative stitching. Item is trimmed with two rows of 1.5cm lace. Double layer cap sleeves of broiderie lace with scalloped edges.Centre back opening (33cm) fastened with cotton tape ties at neckline and waist. Fold over collars at back neckline (12cmX 4cm).costume, children's, child's nightdress

Clothing. Child's cream coloured silk nightdress. Wide scooped neckline with casing and lace trim. Skirt tightly gathered into casing at waist. Centre back opening (27cm) fastened with cotton tape ties at neckline and waist, (V shaped lace insert on bodice front). Skirt has inverted V shape embroidered insert at centre front from waist to hem. Item finished with decorative stitching. Raglan set short sleeves trimmed with pleated fabric.costume, children's, child's cream coloured silk nightdress

Clothing. Infant's white spotted muslin waisted dress. High round neck with lace trim. Front of dress has alternating vertical stripes of pin tucks and lace. Skirt tightly gathered into casing at waist. Lower section of skirt has alternating horizontal stripes of pin tucks and lace. Long shaped sleeves with fabric cap around arm hole. Sleeve gathered into casing at wrist. Item edged with lace, forming a frill. Centre back opening (20cm) fastened with five X .9mm white buttons between neckline and waist.costume, children's, infant's white spotted muslin dress

Clothing.Woman's black silk blouse. Bodice is made up of two layers. Inner layer of black cotton has full length front opening with placket with five buttons and button holes from 5cm below round neckline to 5cm above the waist. There is a breast pocket on the LHS (14cm X 11cm). The outer layer of black silk is attached to the inner layer at the shoulders (pleated) and around the arm holes, and hand stitched at the lower back to form a casing for cotton tape ties. The front forms a full width crossover with one metal hook on top LHS. The outer layer extends 7 cm below the inner layer at the waist with a 7cm peplum across the back. Set in long sleeves are tapered at the wrist with a 5 cm frill at the hem. Sleeves fully lined. Hand and machine stitched. Fold over collar (10cm) with squared corners.Decorative black , gold and pearl button on each wrist on hem.costume, female, woman's black silk blouse.

Clothing. Woman's black silk brocade bodice. High round neckline with full length front opening fastened with 13 metal hooks and eyes. Bodice fully lined with black cotton fabric and shaped in at waistline. Seven casings for boning - two on each side of front, one on each side seam and one at centre back (18cm X 1.3 cm). Casings reinforced with bright yellow cotton stitching. Cotton tape casing at hemline at waist. Long straight set in sleeves extending to a rounded shape over the back of the hand.Cross over front outer layer fastened with three hooks and eyes at the top and one at the waist. Panels of black lace run from shoulders to waist on either side of a centre insert panel (12 cm X 15cm) with five horizontal strips of velvet ribbon. Below the insert are three 7-9cm wide black lace ruffles with khaki green embroidery (Jabot effect). The back has a deep V shaped insert of vertical pin tucks and black lace, from across the shoulders to centre back. Pin tucks also on either side of front neckline.costume, female, woman's black silk brocade bodice

Clothing. Woman's black ribbed silk bodice, fully ;lined with black cotton fabric. High round neckline with stand up lined lace collar (4cm), fastened left of centre at front with two metal hooks and eyes. Front lining fastened with twelve metal hooks and eyes from throat to waistband. Waistband (5.5cm) of horizontal pleated fabric. Small pocket (8cm X 6cm) attached to inside lining on LHS. Waistband has 7 cm cross over tab section at centre front fastened with three metal hooks and eyes. Centre front opening is edged with black lace and tucked spotted voile, fastened with three metal hooks and eyes.A wide shawl collar across the shoulders extends and gathers into the waistband at front and back. This forms a V shaped opening at the front exposing the lace and voile beneath.The inner and outer edges of the collars have decorative knots. The centre of the collars have 18cm pin tucks from the shoulder seam at the front and 11 cm pin tucks at the back.At centre back. a panel of black lace runs from the collar to the hem of the waistband. Two gathered fabric tails are attached at centre back to hang below the hem of the waistband. Decorative lace as stitched across the shawl collar at the shoulders seams, ending with a decorative knot and cotton tassell (7cm). Set in Leg 'o'Mutton sleeves are gathered around the arm holes and gathered into a band of fabric with decorative lace and knots. The narrow lower section has a turned over hem edged with decorative knots and black lace. Each sleeve has a 5cm slit at the wrist. The bodice has fifteen bone casings spaced across the garment, from the waistband. These are stitched in place with yellow cotton. Some internal seams finished with yellow cotton. Hand stitched. Word ''GLEN" is written on one bone casing. Temporary darts have been stitched on both side seams with red cotton to reduce the size.costume, female, woman's black ribbed silk bodice.

Presbyterian Girls Fellowship, late 1930s.|Back row standing: Win Leckie; Jean Gibb; Wilga Ough; Marj Collins; Hilda Conley; Audrey Maxwell; Dorothy Layton.|Seated: Jean Duke; Mavis Dixon; Ruth Collins (school teacher); Mrs Shaw (Presbyterian Minister's wife); Isabel Maskell; Phyl Bunnett.|On floor: Val Ough; Joan Chalmers; Roma O'Brien. Four copies, held together.tatura, costume, female

An inmate's cape, black/dark navy blue serge with a grey stripe, grey lining. Fasteners with tab and single brown button at neck. Outer surface has a dart at each shoulder, lining has dart only on wearer's left. Very roughly made.costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Skirt in slate grey denim, hand sewn with a heavy (linen?) thread, waistband - coarse herringbone weave webbing, white with navy stripes, waist ties white cotton, hand-stitched to form tapes. Made in three pieces and roughly pleated into waist.Waistband front marked "F2" twice in red (paint) mark on wearer's left overstrikes "F5" in black (Ink)costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Inmate's dress in off-white canvas (?) with narrow red stripes. Back opening from neck to thigh with six pairs of eyelet holes (unhemmed). Reinforcing panel at front neck. Shoulder and side seams French stitched. Bodice and skirt pleated into waistband.costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Worn at the Sunbury AsylumInmate's dress in off-white canvas (?) with a red stripe. Round neckline reinforced at front. Bodice and skirt pleated into waistband. Back opening from neck to thigh with three pairs of eyelets, sealed with brass rings. Skirt hem hand sewn inside out.Handwritten in black ink on bodice back "canvas dress" and F7 (partly destroyed by lacing eyelet)costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Garment was worn by female patients at the Sunbury Asylum.Inmate's dress in off-white canvas (?) with red stripe (blue stripe on left arm only). Round neck with front reinforcement and added panel and binding in cream cotton. Bodice and skirt pleated into waistband. Back opening to thigh level with three pairs of button-stitched eyelets.costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

A calico nightshirt with a blue stripe woven into the material. Round neckline with tacking stitches still present. Short sleeves. Back opening from neck to shoulder blades, fastened with two metal (brass) buttons.Handwritten on upper left breast in black ink "Calico Nightdress".costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Garment was worn by patients at the Sunbury Asylum.Inmate's dress in off-white canvas (?) with red stripe. Round neckline with reinforcement panels. Back opening from neck to thigh with four pairs of eyelets (unsewn). Bodice and skirt pleated into waistband. One extra eyelet cut on waistband at back right.costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Worn by patients at the Sunbury AsylumInmate's dress in off-white canvas (?) with a blue stripe around the neckline with reinforcement panels. Neck-to-thigh back opening with three pairs of lacing eyelets, reinforced with brass rings. Bodice and skirt pleated into waistband.Nonecostume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Straight jacket, sleeveless, made from two thicknesses of calico with red and blue stripe. Edges bound with bias-cut calico. Garment is shaped like waistcoat and wraps around with two long ties. The upper yoke is reinforced with a third layer of cloth cut from the selvedges. The ties are made from separate pieces and sewn on at the lower edge.Nonecostume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Worn by patients at Sunbury Asylum.Straight jacket made from unbleached canvas. Sleeves stitched into pocket-like patches on sides. Front closed with four pairs of ties and brass screw fittings. Waist has broad band with two pairs of ties and brass fittings.Front left breast, handwritten "Canvas Locked jacket" inside right back neckline "S.T.C. M-6A"costume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Straight jacket: two layers of fawn cloth-canvas (or hessian). No sleeves or armholes; shaped at shoulder to enclose arms against body. Hand sewn with heavy thread. (String or twine). Closes with six pairs of eyelets, all overstitched with same twine (which seems to have a coating).Nonecostume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection

Worn by patients at Sunbury Asylum.Overalls in grey (faded blue) galatea, with white pinstripe. Back straps held at bib with two buckles. Single pocket on front right hip. Opening on right side.Nonecostume, sunbury asylum, george evans collection