GCPP Giles 1/3
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Contains 1 Result:
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'Dragon's Blood', 1918 - 1994
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Reference Code: GBR/0271/GCPP Giles 1/3
Scope and Contents
A dinner dress worn by Elspeth Giles at Girton, together with a separate black lining / petticoat and an accompanying note from ‘AT’ [Caterina Pietra Easton, née Giles, younger sister of Elspeth Giles], 1994, which reads: ‘ ‘Dragon’s blood’ is what we always called the dress. It had been a ‘tea-gown’ of Mother’s covered in black lace - Elspeth cut it to suit herself when at Girton (we always changed for dinner there)’.
Dates:
1918 - 1994
Conditions Governing Access:
From the Fonds:
The collection was closed until 31 December 2018, at the request of the donors. The only exception was GCPP Giles 3/1 which was closed until 31 December 2020.