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Gown
- Place of origin:
Great Britain (textile, weaving)
Scotland (gown, sewing) - Date:
1770 - 1780 (weaving)
1775 - 1780 (sewing)
1870 - 1910 (altered) - Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Silk, linen, silk thread, linen thread; hand-woven, hand-seen
- Credit Line:
Given by Miss A. Maishman
- Museum number:
T.104-1972
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
A woman's gown of gold-coloured, finely ribbed silk. The gown is in the English (tight-back) style, open at the front, with elbow-length sleeves. The sleeves are shaped to the elbow and are trimmed above the elbow and at the edge with a gathered pinked frill of self material. The bodice meets at the centre front. The bodice and sleeves are lined with bleached linen. The pleats at the back are stitched down; the skirt is finely pleated into the waistseam and held in place with stitching on the inside, 2 cm below the waist. The gown is made of 5 and a half widths of silk. The hem is faced with white silk taffeta. There is a self covered button at each side back seam. The pink cords inside the dress are probably replacements for the originals which looped up the skirt of the gown.
A deep dart (now unpicked) was sewn on each bodice front for fancy dress in the late 19th century.
Place of Origin
Great Britain (textile, weaving)
Scotland (gown, sewing)
Date
1770 - 1780 (weaving)
1775 - 1780 (sewing)
1870 - 1910 (altered)
Artist/maker
Unknown
Materials and Techniques
Silk, linen, silk thread, linen thread; hand-woven, hand-seen
Dimensions
Length: 150.0 cm shoulder to hem at centre back approx, Circumference: 102.0 cm bust under armholes approx
Descriptive line
A woman's gown, 1775-80, Scottish; gold-coloured ribbed silk, British, 1770s; altered 1870-1910
Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)
Hart, Avril and Susan North, Historical Fashion in Detail: The 17th and 18th Centuries, London: V&A Publications, 1998, p.38
Materials
Silk (textile); Linen (material); Silk thread; Linen thread
Techniques
Hand weaving; Hand sewing
Categories
Textiles; Women's clothes; Fashion; Europeana Fashion Project
Production Type
Unique
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection