dress


dress

Summary

White muslin, roller printed with mauve in spot design with borders of flowers in mauve and pink in circle, cone and stem patterns. Bodice is lined with white cotton. High round neck, piped, and fastened at back with ten buttons. Front gathered at shoulders, falling in fan-shaped section of loose pleats held CF. Open sleeves with patterned frill above and deeper frill at wide opening. Frills have printed design of circles and stem. Skirt open below waist at back. Three flounces of increasing depth, from hip level to hem, printed as flounces in a cone, circle and stem pattern.


Object Name

dress

Date Created

1855-1860

Dimensions

Length: 138cm
Shoulder to waist: 39cm
Hem: 319cm
Waist: 60cm

accession number

1971.32

Medium

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