aesthetic dress


aesthetic dress

Summary

Dark yellow-green (dyed later from cream), finely ribbed wool. Lined with blue cotton satin. Narrow standing collar, hand-embroidered in silk thread. Left front falls loose, right front attached to vest covered by cross-over fastening to left. Yoke fastens with buttons. Front fastening. Hem faced with green silk frill. Sleeves with embroidered tabbed cuffs.


Object Name

aesthetic dress

Date Created

1888-1889

Dimensions

Skirt front: 129.5cm
Skirt back: 162.6cm
Shoulder to waist: 41.9cm
Hem: 328.9cm
Waist: 55.9cm

accession number

1947.4173

Medium

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