dress
Summary
Child's dress or robe. Natural linen and cotton printed with sprays of anemones and other flowers in red, blue, green, ochre and puce, against a background of puce sprigs; lined with natural cotton. In one section continuing over shoulders, open down centre front; high v-neck, piece inserted in back of neck forming narrow standing collar, long sleeves with sewn on cuff of double thickness cut in one with dress. Narrow section inserted under arms above waist in seam each side. Skirt below flared and pleated. Centre back seamed above waist, overlapping pleats and no seam below.
Object Name
dress
Date Created
1770-1780
accession number
1947.1916
Collection Group
Place of creation
England
Medium
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