item details
NameBelt, part of house coat
ProductionRhona Bayliss; sewer (textile worker); 1940-1941; Hawke's Bay
Classificationdressing gowns
DimensionsOverall: 35mm (width), 790mm (length)
Registration NumberGH017897/2
Credit lineGift of Rosalie Quirke, 2013
Overview
This housecoat was made by Rhona Bayliss as part of her wedding trousseau on the occasion of her marriage to Albert Owen Poad in 1941. House-coats or dressing gowns were commonly made as part of a woman's trousseau at the time.