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
Collection Group
Medium
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