11th Feb, 2023 10:30 GMT/BST
Costume, Accessories & Textiles
2067
Circa 1940-50s Ladies Day Dresses, comprising a peach Rhona Roy shirt dress with short sleeves
a red and black checked dress with collar, buttons to the bodice, three quarter length sleeves
For You by Blanes blue metallic dress with three quarter length sleeves, collar mounted with black silk, button fastening and neck tie
Susan Small Model blue and white checked shirt dress with three quarter length sleeves, peter pan collar
Ferguson Fabric green and black shirt dress with long sleeves and collar, patch pockets and attached belt
pink, white and grey striped short sleeve dress with collar, buttons to bodice and pleats to the skirt
Modelled by Alice Edwards burgundy and black metallic striped short sleeve dress with buttons to the bodice with pleated detail
blue Pampalone jersey type dress with long sleeves, pleated detail to the bodice, neck ties and similar style pockets
John Selby raspberry pink capped sleeve dress with stylish buttoned bodice and skirt, matching belt (size 16)
Verner Vogue retailed by Coplands Glasgow black polka dot dress/coat shirt dress with black mounted collar, long sleeves and front pockets
(10)
Sold for £420
Estimated at £150 - £250
Rhona Roy dress - 38" bust, belt missing, some wear around armholes, one button missing
Red and black checked dress - 36" bust, belt missing and slight wear.
For you by Blanes blue dress - 40" bust and slight wear.
Susan Small dress - 35" bust, some discolouration overall to the bodice, patched repair near one arm.
Ferguson Fabric green shirt dress - 46" bust, slight wear.
Striped dress - 38" bust, alterations to the waist - stitched marks, slight wear, loose threads to the hem
Alice Edwards dress - couple of holes to the back adn slight wear overall, belt missing
Blue Pampalone dress - 34" bust, slight wear.
John Selby dress - 38" bust, slight fading under the arms, small split to the neckline,
Verner Vogue dress - 32" bust, small split to the right of the buttons, buttons have been re-attached, some rubbing and wear.
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Auction: Costume, Accessories & Textiles, 11th Feb, 2023
A rich and diverse sale of Costumes, Accessories and Textiles, including the John Newall Collection of Guna Molas from Panama and Columbia, and Albanian Costume, a good Private Collection of Victorian Costume, a Private Collection of Millinery and Costume Accessories from the late 19th century to the 1940s including 1920s dresses and evening coats, and an archive relating to North Country quilter Mary Lough.
John Newall Private Collection of Albanian and Other Costume
John Newall Private Collection of Molas, San Blas Islands 1974-9
Knitting Stick Collection - many of the items purchased from the 'Terrible Knitters of Dent', the last surviving being Betty Hartley and Elizabeth Middleton both from Dent.
The knitters would gather in one cottage at the end of the day and knit by the firelight, telling old tales and singing old knitting songs. If a stitch was dropped the knitter would call 'Turn o'wer a pe-at' to give out a bit more light. Needles 'pricks' were made of curved wire sharpened on the doorstep, wool was called 'garn' and was rough and hard-wearing. The garn was delivered from the merchants in Kendal and knitters paid for what they produced.
Everyone knitted, men, women and children, the money they raised from knitting made up the difference between 'poverty' and just being 'poor'.
Mary Lough Collection
Mary Lough (1886-1968) of Chapman Hill Farm, Witton le Wear, was a leading expert of handmade quilts in Co Durham. Mary learnt to quilt at a young age helping her mother sew by candlelight, she became the first North Country quilter to formally teach quilting, by setting up classes in Weardale and local areas. By the 1950s she had achieved a national reputation through exhibiting at the V&A, Beamish among others, and quilting for clients all over the UK, Australia and America.
One of Mary's students who she helped achieve her City and Guilds Diploma in 1952 was Amy Emms MBE. Her quilts represent the motifs familiar with North Country quilts including swirling intricate patterns, curvilinear shapes, feathers, sheaves of corn, plate/circle, fan, roses, lovers knots, cables circles.
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