_151 Beetle wing dress "This gorgeous dress was made in India, but has connections with the Highlands. It belonged to Barbara Morrison, who had been born in Inverness. She married a William FitzHenry in Jersey in December 1856, a Colour Sergeant with the 60th Regiment of Foot. They travelled to India together where the Regiment was stationed at Bellary Fort between 1867 and 1872. The dress is made from a lightweight cotton fabric and is beautifully embellished with silk embroidery and beetle wings. These wings from the elytra of the jewel beetle have been used for centuries in the highly elaborate embroideries of the far east. The soldiers wives would have commissioned dresses be made in the western fashion as this one is." eulac3d Victorian,Highlands Physical Object image/jpeg Victorian,Highlands IMAGE Indian "This gorgeous dress was made in India, but has connections with the Highlands. It belonged to Barbara Morrison, who had been born in Inverness. She married a William FitzHenry in Jersey in December 1856, a Colour Sergeant with the 60th Regiment of Foot. They travelled to India together where the Regiment was stationed at Bellary Fort between 1867 and 1872. The dress is made from a lightweight cotton fabric and is beautifully embellished with silk embroidery and beetle wings. These wings from the elytra of the jewel beetle have been used for centuries in the highly elaborate embroideries of the far east. The soldiers wives would have commissioned dresses be made in the western fashion as this one is." image/jpeg Still Image "" image/jpeg Alex Gillespie Still Image "" image/jpeg Alex Gillespie Still Image "" image/jpeg Fin Macrae Still Image "" Text "" Text "These images were created as part of the Highland Threads digital exhibition - an online collection curated from fourteen Highland museum collections which tell the stories of their best costumes. you can visit the full exhibition here - https:\/\/highlandthreads.co.uk\/" video/mp4 Jim Dunn Moving Image "These images were created as part of the Highland Threads digital exhibition - an online collection curated from fourteen Highland museum collections which tell the stories of their best costumes. you can visit the full exhibition here - https:\/\/highlandthreads.co.uk\/" video/mp4 Jim Dunn Moving Image "These images were created as part of the Highland Threads digital exhibition - an online collection curated from fourteen Highland museum collections which tell the stories of their best costumes. you can visit the full exhibition here - https:\/\/highlandthreads.co.uk\/" image/jpeg Jim Dunn Still Image 15.1391242 76.8907719