dress


dress

Summary

Child's dress, white cotton. Wide round neck, narrow band with narrow scalloped openwork embroidered frill. Bodice front in three sections, centre section extending to hem, tapering to waist and widening below, ruched band at each edge, edged scalloped openwork embroidery. Side sections extending to low waist. Back in one section to hem each side of CB opening fastening with three pearl buttons and buttonholes. Side fronts of skirt flared. Two frills edged with scalloped openwork embroidery on skirt at side front and back, the top one headed by narrow band with dots. Similar frill all round hem, also headed with band.


Object Name

dress

Date Created

1880-1890

Dimensions

shoulder to waist: 30.5cm
length: 48.3cm
waist: 63.5cm
circumference (hem): 83.8cm

accession number

1947.2168

Medium

Legal

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