Artwork : ArchiveNo00014

Beaded Butterfly c. 1920

ContributionForm
Contributor Name	Anonymous
Contributor Image
Profession
Location	Drayton
Collection Date	26.10.06
Artefact Name	Beaded Butterfly
Artefact Description	Butterfly from the front of a black, velvet evening dress. Glass beads coloured white, pink and blue. 10cm x 18cm approx. Good condition.
Artefact Date	c. 1920
Artefact Stored	Bedroom
Artefact Form	0014-malcolm.jpg
Artefact Image	0014_butterfly.jpg
Sample Taken	Thread and tissue paper
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History of Artefact	Possibly made in India. It came from an evening dress for Scottish country dancing at the Caledonian Society.
Historian	Catherine Smith
Previous Owners	Grandmother
Special Memories	She lived in India and her grandfather was in the Indian army. Her father was born in India and came back to England to do an apprenticeship. 'My parents then moved back to India fro six years as a part of the immigration schemes.'
Artwork Image	0014-beaded_butterfly_dress.jpg

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