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Boy's Dress

1860-1869 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Boy's dress of red wool trimmed with laid and couched red woollen braid in rows of curving patterns, and lined with white linen. The dress has a rounded neck and short sleeves, and is tabbed at the waist. The garment fastens at the back with hooks and eyelet holes. The red shade of the fabric has not faded and was probably produced using the 'Turkey red' dyeing process.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Wool, braid, linen
Brief description
Red wool trimmed with braid, the dress has a rounded neck, short sleeves and tabbed waist; England, 1860-69
Physical description
Boy's dress of red wool trimmed with laid and couched red woollen braid in rows of curving patterns, and lined with white linen. The dress has a rounded neck and short sleeves, and is tabbed at the waist. The garment fastens at the back with hooks and eyelet holes. The red shade of the fabric has not faded and was probably produced using the 'Turkey red' dyeing process.
Dimensions
  • Length: 21in
  • Across shoulders width: 11in
dimensions from (original 1951 description)
Object history
Given by Miss E Pickett (RF 51/ 1736), and said by her to have been worn by her grandfather 96 years previously.
Collection
Accession number
T.33-1951

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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