Evening Dress
Evening ensemble of coat and dress made in two colours of lamé fabric with beaded embellishments. 1920s. The coat is made from a navy and gold lamé fabric with a moiré pattern. It is decorated with beading of hollow glass beads and coloured pastes in the style of an 18th century mens frock coat. The coat has open hanging sleeves, with a band of green silk lining the internal sleeve edge.
The dress is made of a bright purple and gold lamé fabric also with a moiré pattern. It has a loose back which hangs out at the waist line and a self-fabric belt. The front of the dress has a hanging sash fringed with beaded tassels. It is lined with an attached purple silk petticoat. The petticoat has a black and pink label which reads 'The Misses Wilson, 51 Grosvenor Street, London W. It also has a white silk ribbon label with the handwritten name of the wearer 'Mrs Ehrman'.
Rina Ehrman (nee Bendit) was married to Albert Ehrman founder of the Broxbourne library. In the 1920s they lived at 38 Lowndes Street. Rina enjoyed fashion and also bought from Molyneux. This ensemble survived in the dressing-up box of her grandsons.
The dress is made of a bright purple and gold lamé fabric also with a moiré pattern. It has a loose back which hangs out at the waist line and a self-fabric belt. The front of the dress has a hanging sash fringed with beaded tassels. It is lined with an attached purple silk petticoat. The petticoat has a black and pink label which reads 'The Misses Wilson, 51 Grosvenor Street, London W. It also has a white silk ribbon label with the handwritten name of the wearer 'Mrs Ehrman'.
Rina Ehrman (nee Bendit) was married to Albert Ehrman founder of the Broxbourne library. In the 1920s they lived at 38 Lowndes Street. Rina enjoyed fashion and also bought from Molyneux. This ensemble survived in the dressing-up box of her grandsons.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | lamé, beading |
| Brief description | Evening ensemble of coat and dress made in two colours of lamé fabric with beaded embellishments. 1920s. |
| Physical description | Evening ensemble of coat and dress made in two colours of lamé fabric with beaded embellishments. 1920s. The coat is made from a navy and gold lamé fabric with a moiré pattern. It is decorated with beading of hollow glass beads and coloured pastes in the style of an 18th century mens frock coat. The coat has open hanging sleeves, with a band of green silk lining the internal sleeve edge. The dress is made of a bright purple and gold lamé fabric also with a moiré pattern. It has a loose back which hangs out at the waist line and a self-fabric belt. The front of the dress has a hanging sash fringed with beaded tassels. It is lined with an attached purple silk petticoat. The petticoat has a black and pink label which reads 'The Misses Wilson, 51 Grosvenor Street, London W. It also has a white silk ribbon label with the handwritten name of the wearer 'Mrs Ehrman'. |
| Credit line | Gift of Mr JPW Ehrman |
| Object history | Bespoke evening ensemble of coat and dress made by The Misses Wilson, 51 Grosvenor street, London for Mrs Rina Ehrman. Rina Ehrman (nee Bendit) was married to Albert Ehrman founder of the Broxbourne library. In the 1920s they lived at 38 Lowndes Street. Rina enjoyed fashion and also bought from Molyneux. This ensemble survived in the dressing-up box of her grandsons. |
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| Summary | Evening ensemble of coat and dress made in two colours of lamé fabric with beaded embellishments. 1920s. The coat is made from a navy and gold lamé fabric with a moiré pattern. It is decorated with beading of hollow glass beads and coloured pastes in the style of an 18th century mens frock coat. The coat has open hanging sleeves, with a band of green silk lining the internal sleeve edge. The dress is made of a bright purple and gold lamé fabric also with a moiré pattern. It has a loose back which hangs out at the waist line and a self-fabric belt. The front of the dress has a hanging sash fringed with beaded tassels. It is lined with an attached purple silk petticoat. The petticoat has a black and pink label which reads 'The Misses Wilson, 51 Grosvenor Street, London W. It also has a white silk ribbon label with the handwritten name of the wearer 'Mrs Ehrman'. Rina Ehrman (nee Bendit) was married to Albert Ehrman founder of the Broxbourne library. In the 1920s they lived at 38 Lowndes Street. Rina enjoyed fashion and also bought from Molyneux. This ensemble survived in the dressing-up box of her grandsons. |
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| Accession number | T.1637:1-2017 |
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| Record created | August 15, 2017 |
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