A woman's touch in times gone by
A COLLECTION of clothing and accessories dating all the way back to the 1860s is on display at Pringle Cottage this month.
Warwick and District Historical Society president Janice Flood said the display was put up for the Jumpers and Jazz Festival.
"The inspiration came from the Jumpers and Jazz Festival," she said.
"All the items came from our collection, which is made of donated items."
Mrs Flood said some items had been in storage for many years.
"The shoes are from Tom Collins' shoe store," she said.
"It used to be in the building where Style Shoes is now.
"When the shop was closing one of the ladies from the museum asked if she could store any items that did not sell.
"Now they are on display."
The display is called Accessorise, Accessorise: A woman's touch.
There is a large range of items on show including shoes, bracelets, dresses and felt hats.
"There were so many interesting and different things in the era, just before the turn of the 19th century," Mrs Flood said.
All the items are labelled, explaining what era the garments are from.
The red sleeveless evening gown was worn by Thora Lawdre to balls during the Second World War.
The aim of the display is to demonstrate how women would accessorise the various items of clothing over the different years.
The display will remain open until August 30.
