Day Dress
ca. 1913 (made)
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This garment reveals the fashionable elements of dress immediately before World War I (1914-1918). The line is straight and the cut (especially of the cross-over draped bodice) is intricate. Rows of non-functional tiny buttons were frequently used as decorative motifs in this period. The bodice is lined with white cotton (with ruffles attached to give fullness at the bust) and has a stiff, silk-faced waistband. It was not made by one of the top houses, for it is probably a copy by a good dressmaker of a Paris model .
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Ribbed silk trimmed with machine-made lace, net lined with cotton, stiffened and silk faced |
| Brief description | Silk day dress with alternative net bodice, England, ca. 1913. |
| Physical description | Day dress of pink ribbed silk with and alternative bodice of ecru net. |
| Credit line | Given by Mr J. R. H. Cook |
| Summary | This garment reveals the fashionable elements of dress immediately before World War I (1914-1918). The line is straight and the cut (especially of the cross-over draped bodice) is intricate. Rows of non-functional tiny buttons were frequently used as decorative motifs in this period. The bodice is lined with white cotton (with ruffles attached to give fullness at the bust) and has a stiff, silk-faced waistband. It was not made by one of the top houses, for it is probably a copy by a good dressmaker of a Paris model . |
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| Accession number | T.288&A-1973 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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