Dress
ca. 1865 (made)
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Dress of lilac-coloured ribbed silk consisting of a bodice and skirt, trimmed with satin ribbon of a paler tone and edgings of machine-made lace. The bodice is close-fitting, open in a V-shaped front with stomacher and lappets; it has long sleeves tapering to the wrists, with dentated epaulettes at the shoulders. There is a narrow ribbon waist-band with bows of moderate size both back and front. The skirt is plain, cut full with short train.
Object details
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Parts | This object consists of 9 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Ribbed silk trimmed with machine lace and satin ribbon |
Brief description | Dress: bodice, skirt, petticoat and handkerchief, lilac silk, English or French, ca.1860 |
Physical description | Dress of lilac-coloured ribbed silk consisting of a bodice and skirt, trimmed with satin ribbon of a paler tone and edgings of machine-made lace. The bodice is close-fitting, open in a V-shaped front with stomacher and lappets; it has long sleeves tapering to the wrists, with dentated epaulettes at the shoulders. There is a narrow ribbon waist-band with bows of moderate size both back and front. The skirt is plain, cut full with short train. |
Credit line | Given by the family of Major and Mrs. W. Mackay Mackenzie |
Object history | Note from paper register: 'worn by a member of the family who resided much in Paris' |
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Accession number | T.204 to H-1915 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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