Dress
1905-1910 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Afternoon dress in pale blue silk damask with a Chinese-style design showing fish, incense burners and flowers. Yoke, sleeves and the underskirt are made of spotted cream net, ruched and tucked. Wide band of lace around the bottom of the net underskirt panel. Skirt trained in the back. Dress trimmed throughout with embroidered braid of flowers and leaves. All this is mounted on a pale blue cotton lining. Bodice lining boned with cream silk waist-stay.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk damask trimmed throughout with embroidered braiding, lace, net on cotton lining, and boned |
| Brief description | Dress of silk damask with net, lace and embroidered trimming, probably made in Great Britain, ca. 1905-1910 |
| Physical description | Afternoon dress in pale blue silk damask with a Chinese-style design showing fish, incense burners and flowers. Yoke, sleeves and the underskirt are made of spotted cream net, ruched and tucked. Wide band of lace around the bottom of the net underskirt panel. Skirt trained in the back. Dress trimmed throughout with embroidered braid of flowers and leaves. All this is mounted on a pale blue cotton lining. Bodice lining boned with cream silk waist-stay. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by the Baden Fuller family (1998). |
| Object history | Historical significance: Nice example of a day dress of the early 20th century in very good condition. Example of use of Chinese silk in Western fashion |
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| Accession number | T.218-1998 |
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| Record created | February 21, 2007 |
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