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Dress

ca. 1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Girl's dress, a back-fastening gown with a trained skirt. Made of ivory silk hand embroidered in coloured silks with floral motifs, birds, butterflies and baskets of fruits and flowers.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk hand embroidered in silks
Brief description
Dress for a girl, back-fastening gown of ivory silk hand embroidered with floral motifs, birds and butterflies in coloured silks, woven and embroidered in China, sewn in England, ca. 1760
Physical description
Girl's dress, a back-fastening gown with a trained skirt. Made of ivory silk hand embroidered in coloured silks with floral motifs, birds, butterflies and baskets of fruits and flowers.
Collection
Accession number
T.183-1965

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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