More from the Collection - Miss Cox

Miss Cox donated several items of clothing and a parasol to the collection at Leamington Art Gallery and Museum, and they are listed below.

Miss Cox of 75 Leam Terrace, who gave her collection of antique textiles to Leamington Spa Art Gallery & Museum in the 1920s. She is in costume as an evzone, an infantryman in the Greek army.

1. Cream coloured silk stocking, for a man, embroidery down the sides of the ankle, embroidered topPanel of fine white net encrusted with seed pearls and large pearls.
2. Long panel of white lace, elasticated top, floral patterns woven into the lace.
3. A large fabric panel. The panel is for the front of a long full length skirt. The panel has a floral pattern and is made of black silk with black embroidery and encrusted with beads.
4. Lace half collar, cream cotton, floral and leaf decoration intricately joined with little embroidered rings (tatting?), thread and finer lace at edges, forms a point at one side. Completed with high Edwardian style collar and embroidered net flounce.
5. A waisted black satin jacket with a pleated peplum. The sleeves and bodice are lined with cotton and the bodice is boned. The front panel, collar and cuffs are made with black net on blue satin, heavily decorated with blue sequins and black beads. This decorative trimming may been added later.
6. Black velvet jacket (looks dark blue), short with long sleeves, black beads along edges, cream lace with white beads on collar and cuffs, black bead buttons. Inside is boned and there are cotton protectors under the arms. The waist band is cotton tape wit hook and eye fastening to secure the jacket at the waist. An added placket of black velvet under button fastening. Silk chiffon is tacked into the back of the neck.
7. Black velvet fitted jacket, long sleeves, no collar, turned back cuffs, tog fastenings. There are four weights, possibly pennies, in the hem of the jacket. It has half cuffs, sewn into inner sleeve seam but attached to outer seam, open at cuff edge. Hook and eye fastenings on the front opening 
8. Black silk bodice, vertical self stripe fabric with beaded decoration, frilled black lace collar and cuffs, hook and eye fastenings, beaded tassles and decoration along the bottom edge. The bodice is lined with satinised cotton and is boned with whale bone. It is machine made but hand finished. Scalloped,
9. beaded and tasselled decoration with lace frills at the cuffs and collar. Bodice made by Mrs Sydney Miles of 76 The Parade, Leamington Spa.
10. Two tiered, black lace cape, decorated with black beads (jet?) embroidery over shoulders, ruffled lace collar, hook and eye fastening, satin lining on shoulder and net inner lining
11. Blace lace over-dress, long skirt, long, wide sleeves, hook and eye fastenings to bodice
12. Short black velvet jacket (appears dark blue), tailored velvet bodice, long black satin sleeves, may have been altered as lining is missing. Remnants of original sleeve material on inside of armholes. Black and cream appliqued satin with buckram lining. Sleeves have been adapted, possibly from the original linings(?). Press studs at inside of wrist may have secured the original sleeve. Another possibility is that teh decorative area was only at the top of the sleeve.Fastenings down the front, 5 rings on either side, which were secured with laces.
13. Agricultural labourers smock, cream coloured linen, long sleeves, ruched and embroidered bodice and cuffs.
14. Carved ivory fan, decorated by hand painted multi-coloured flowers on a fine mesh net. Gold sequins are stitched onto painted flowers.
15. Black cape with high neck and front with knee length panels. Embellished all over with bronze beadwork. Sleeves have heavily beaded areas at cuff level; also front edges. Hook and eye fastenings. Beaded fringe at neck and sleeve edges. Tapes to tie at waist, Black lace and satin flounce at base of back - bustle effect.