dress



dress

Summary

Purple ribbed and black silk stripe, trimmed with black velvet. Two piece. Lined with brown glazed linen. Bodice with high round neck and turndown black velvet collar. Front fastening with buttons. Long sleeves. Applied tab at outer sleeve from wrist to point, decorated with buttons. Around wrist and shoulders decorated with strips of black velvet. Wrist trimmed with frill of cream net. Separate skirt with back forming slight train, pleated. Fastening of left.


Object Name

dress

Date Created

1872-1876

Dimensions

Length (front): 118cm
Length (back): 137.5cm
Shoulder to waist: 35cm
Hem: 251.5cm
Waist: 61cm

accession number

1940.539

Place of creation

United Kingdom

Medium

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