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
Collection Group
Medium
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