dress



dress

Summary

Cream cotton printed with three-petalled flower sprigs in pink and blue, each placed on a leaf-shape of dark brown with light spots. Fawn pin-ground with darker dots in groups of three. Bodice is separated from skirt, lined with white linen. Waistline pointed front and back. Open down front. Three quarter sleeves. Skirt slit from waist each side front. Front part gathered at sides onto waistband which continues to form ties, sewn-up slit on left. Back of waist unpicked.


Object Name

dress

Date Created

1775-1800

Dimensions

Shoulder to waist: 35.5cm
Skirt: 97.8cm
Hem: 231cm

accession number

1960.272

Place of creation

United Kingdom

Medium

Legal

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