Miniature Court Dress
ca. 1830 (made)
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Bodice and train of a miniature Court gown, designed to be worn over a petticoat/underskirt (missing). Made from yellow silk satin and lined throughout in white silk. With large beret sleeves 'slashed' and paned over silk gauze and blond lace, decollete neckline, edges of train, neckline and bodice lavishly and elaborately trimmed with lace, silk gauze, bows, rosettes, and artificial rosebuds.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk satin, artificial flowers, silk lace and gauze, lined with silk |
| Brief description | Miniature silk satin court dress, England, ca. 1830. |
| Physical description | Bodice and train of a miniature Court gown, designed to be worn over a petticoat/underskirt (missing). Made from yellow silk satin and lined throughout in white silk. With large beret sleeves 'slashed' and paned over silk gauze and blond lace, decollete neckline, edges of train, neckline and bodice lavishly and elaborately trimmed with lace, silk gauze, bows, rosettes, and artificial rosebuds. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs. M. Simpson |
| Object history | This dress and the two others accompanying it are associated by family legend with a court dress-maker who worked for the Duke of Buckingham's family. |
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| Accession number | T.350-1970 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2008 |
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