dress
Summary
Child's dress. White cashmere trimmed with pink corded silk and white lace, and pink satin ribbon. Wide neckline. Bodice front in one section, back in one section each side of centre opening, fastening with two section each side of centre opening, fastening with two hooks and loops and drawstring at neck and piped waist. Very short sleeves in one section, seamed on shoulder. Skirt in two straight sections gathered to bodice except at CB and front. Neck and sleeves edged with lace over pink silk, bodice front tirmmed with lace triangle, apex at waist, over silk. CF skirt panel, widening from CF waist to just above broad hem, outlined with lace over pink silk enclosing three horizontal pieces of lace over silk. Pink satin ribbon sash attached each side of skirt panel at waist ot tie CB, ribbon bows on shoulder tying together neck and sleeve edges.
Object Name
dress
Date Created
1903-1907
Dimensions
circumference (hem): 162.6cm
shoulder to waist: 21.6cm
waist: 53.3cm
length: 67.3cm
accession number
1954.1153
Collection Group
Medium
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