dress & petticoat
Summary
Pale blue corded silk, white warp and blue weft threads, figured with alternating double vertical stripes of white and pink and white dots, borcaded with floral sprays in red, green and yellow. Robe : Bodice lined with white linen. Open in front. Wide squared neckline. Elbow length sleeves. Stripes running horizontally. Skirt attached to bodice with pleats. Pockets at sides. Pleated frill around neck. Petticoat : Tying centre back. Pleated around waist on linen waistband. Pockets at sides.
Object Name
dress & petticoat
Date Created
1770-1780
Dimensions
Length (front): 124.5cm
Length (back): 139.7cm
Shoulder to waist: 52.1cm
Petticoat: 86.4cm
Hem: 269.2cm
Hem: 294.6cm
accession number
1947.825
Collection Group
Medium
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