dress


dress

Summary

Boy's dress. Twilled wool, woven in tartan design in red, yellow, blue, green and white. Lined with white cotton satin. Round neck. Fronts in one section fastening with drawstring at neck and buttons and buttonholes. Fronts caught together under three buttons to hem (buttons missing). Bias pocket each side below waist, lined with stiffened muslin, trimmed three buttons, missing. Seperate shoulder sections, back in one section, closely pleated, pleats caught to fitting lining over low waist, extending below waist to overlap CB skirt pleated to lining. Very short puffed sleeves pleated to shoulder and to lower edge.


Object Name

dress

Date Created

1880-1890

Dimensions

circumference (hem): 180.3cm
length: 54.6cm

accession number

1947.2160

Medium

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