dress & teagown

Summary

Red and brown silk crepe. Round neck, fastening on shoulder each side with six red buttons on back edge and loops on front edge. Neck bound with bias strip. Very wide under arms, tapering towards hem. Horizontal brown stripe 9cm wide at hip level, red stripe below 9.5cm wide, rest of skirt to hem is brown. Long sleeves, elbow to wrist is brown, wide at shoulder and tight at wrist. Worn as a materinty gown in 1923.