dress


dress

Summary

Fine white linen. Bodice lined with coarser linen. Round neck with standing collar fastening at back. Centre back opening fastening with buttons from neck to waist. Drawstring at waist. Long sleeves. Skirt with overlapping pleats at waist. Slit below waist in side seams. Ruched trimming at top and bottom edges of collar. Bodice front trimmed with buttons forming V from shoulder to centre front near waist.


Object Name

dress

Date Created

1805-1810

Dimensions

Length: 142.2cm
Shoulder to waist: 30.5cm
Hem: 208.3cm
Waist: 66cm

accession number

1947.1735

Medium

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