dress
Summary
Blue and black striped satin, with fine red and white stripes. Trimmed with piping. bodice lined with white cotton, skirt with cream glazed cotton. High round neck. Sharply pointed waistline. Made-up satin bow centre front neck with ruched blue silk ribbon below to waist. Centre back fastening. Long fitting sleeves, wrists trimmed with blue satin ribbon, bow at outer wrist. Skirt with trimming down centre front. Hem lined with brown glazed cotton and edged with black woollen braid.
Object Name
dress
Date Created
1846-1848
Dimensions
Length: 133.4cm
Shoulder to waist: 38.1cm
Hem: 307.3cm
Waist: 66cm
accession number
1947.2292
Collection Group
Medium
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