dress



dress

Summary

Cream silk figured with floral design trimmed with dark brown corded silk. Bodice lined with white cotton striped brown. Cream silk round hem. High round neck with standing collar. Fastening CF with thirteen buttons covered with brown corded silk with brown satin rims. Hook and loop at neck. Watch pocket of figured silk, left side waist. Lined with cream silk below waist. Oblong pocket of cream silk piped with brown silk above hem each side back. Long curved sleeves. Cream corded silk satin ribbon waistband inside, fastenig with two brass hooks and eyes. Separate skirt lined with white stiffened muslin. Waistband of white corded silk satin ribbon. Three bands of brown silk applied diagonally each side from edge of CF. Square pocket at right back. Fastening Cb with three hooks and eyes at waistband, concealed by section of brown silk. Hem edged all round with brown silk frill and bound with brown woollen braid.


Object Name

dress

Date Created

1875-1877

Dimensions

Bodice CF: 19.5ins
Bodice CB: 27ins
Skirt CF: 40ins
Skirt CB: 49ins
Hem: 102ins
Waist: 22.5ins
Waist: 23ins

accession number

1966.219

Medium

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