Dress
1852-1853 (made)
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Dress for a young girl: (original 1952 description but in shorter sentences) Blue and white striped silk, having a tight-fitting bodice with a pleated front falling into a panel of gathers [at the] centre. [Short] full skirt; opening down the back; fastened with hooks and eyes and trimmed with blue silk buttons from neck to waist, the opening continues below the waist for 5 inches. High neckline trimmed with narrow border of machine-made lace. Tight fitting sleeves having 3 rows of dark blue braid round the lower edge; white gathered cuffs with a narrow scalloped edging of drawn thread work fastening with a hook and eye. The skirt lined with white glazed cotton, the bodice and sleeves with white cotton; the bodice is not boned. A gathered frill attached to the silk of the waist band varying from 2½ inches centre back to 5 inches at the front, the frills also lined with white glazed cotton; a slit pocket on the right side of the skirt.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, cotton, glazed cotton, machine made lace, braid, drawn thread work |
| Brief description | Blue and white striped silk dress for a young girl; made in England, 1852-1853 |
| Physical description | Dress for a young girl: (original 1952 description but in shorter sentences) Blue and white striped silk, having a tight-fitting bodice with a pleated front falling into a panel of gathers [at the] centre. [Short] full skirt; opening down the back; fastened with hooks and eyes and trimmed with blue silk buttons from neck to waist, the opening continues below the waist for 5 inches. High neckline trimmed with narrow border of machine-made lace. Tight fitting sleeves having 3 rows of dark blue braid round the lower edge; white gathered cuffs with a narrow scalloped edging of drawn thread work fastening with a hook and eye. The skirt lined with white glazed cotton, the bodice and sleeves with white cotton; the bodice is not boned. A gathered frill attached to the silk of the waist band varying from 2½ inches centre back to 5 inches at the front, the frills also lined with white glazed cotton; a slit pocket on the right side of the skirt. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Flora (on lining inside waist back)
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Ellis |
| Object history | Given by Miss Ellis (RF 51/4220). "Two similar dresses offered to the V&A were accepted by Gunnersbury Park Museum." (from original 1952 description) |
| Production | Said to be dated from information given by the donor |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.38-1952 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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