dress


dress

Summary

White cotton. High round neck, with narrow embroidered band edged with piping and lace frill. Pointed waistline. Very low neckline edged with scalloped openwork. Neckline not attached to dress. Centre back fastening. Drawstring on neckband. Long sleeves with lace-edged wrists. Skirt gathered to bodice, trimmed with three flounces and headed with piping and woven gauze stripes.


Object Name

dress

Date Created

1848-1850

Dimensions

Length: 152.4cm
Shoulder to waist: 40.6cm
Hem: 375.9cm
Waist: 53.3cm

accession number

1947.2300

Medium

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