dress


dress

Summary

White muslin with woven sprig. Bodice lined with white linen. Lining continuing in front to form cross-over flaps. Skirt with front ties. Small bustle pinned inside centre back waist. Short sleeves, gathered and overlapping at shoulder, edged with drawn thread work. Separate sleeve lining. Falling front skirt with three buttons each side of opening. Six buttons down central seam. Braid loop at each top corner. Skirt back with rounded train.


Object Name

dress

Date Created

1800-1805

Dimensions

Length front: 137.2cm
Length back: 208.3cm
Shoulder to waist: 22.9cm
Hem: 365.8cm
Waist: 73.7cm

accession number

1947.1732

Medium

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