Ensemble
1979 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Purple velvet pinafore dress and matching quilted jacket with purple satin piping and binding, worn with a printed cotton blouse, red tights, and black patent leather buckle shoes
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 6 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | velvet, satin, printed cotton, patent leather |
| Brief description | Ensemble with dress of purple velvet, jacket of quilted purple velvet, blouse of floral cotton, shoes of black patent leather, tights; British, 1979. |
| Physical description | Purple velvet pinafore dress and matching quilted jacket with purple satin piping and binding, worn with a printed cotton blouse, red tights, and black patent leather buckle shoes |
| Object history | The complete ensemble was donated in 1979 with a customised Adel Rootstein mannequin specially made for the purpose of modelling it. This was part of a group of 25 such total ensembles donated in 1979. This is the only child in the collection, whose outfit is co-ordinated to the "mother" mannequin's. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.221 to 223B-1980 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2009 |
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