evening dress


evening dress

Summary

White net. Trimmed with ruched net and net frills. Bodice lined with white cotton. Round wide neck. Centre back fastening, black ribbon drawstring in lace frill at neck. Short sleeves, puffed. Skirt cut to form train. Short centre back overskirt pleated down sides. Separate underskirt of white silk, cut to form slight train, fastening centre back.


Object Name

evening dress

Date Created

1872-1874

Dimensions

Length (max): 188cm
Shoulder to waist: 31.8cm
Hem: 388.6cm
Waist: 55.9cm

accession number

1947.3760

Medium

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