Embroidered Dressing Gown and Belt
ca.1930-45 (made)
| Place of origin |
A floor-length robe with stand-up collar, short sleeves and zip fastener at the front. Ground fabric of pink, twill-woven wool, embroidered all over with a design of blue flowers, grey leaves and green stems in silk thread worked in satin stitch. The background is covered with scattered dashes of dark red silk thread in satin stitch. The associated belt is in the same material with blue velvet ends. The robe is cut tight at the bodice but flares out to a wide skirt at the hem.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Wool, twill-woven and silk thread, embroidered in satin stitch. |
| Brief description | Woman's embroidered dressing-gown or house-coat, pink with blue flowers, Kashmir, ca.1940s. |
| Physical description | A floor-length robe with stand-up collar, short sleeves and zip fastener at the front. Ground fabric of pink, twill-woven wool, embroidered all over with a design of blue flowers, grey leaves and green stems in silk thread worked in satin stitch. The background is covered with scattered dashes of dark red silk thread in satin stitch. The associated belt is in the same material with blue velvet ends. The robe is cut tight at the bodice but flares out to a wide skirt at the hem. |
| Credit line | Given by Edwina Sassoon through the Friends of the V&A |
| Object history | This dressing gown belonged to Rachel Sassoon who was born in Singapore on 6th December 1879 and died on 14th May 1964 in London. The gown was given to the V&A by her granddaughter. Rachel was married to her first cousin Moise Abraham Sassoon (b.18th September 1866 in Egypt) in Singapore in 1896. Another dressing gown of gold Chinese silk which belonged to Moise was given to the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2007 (see T.44-2007) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.21:1, 2-2011 |
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| Record created | August 3, 2011 |
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