Not currently on display at the V&A

Dress Front

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress front of elongated, triangular shape attached to a straight choker collar along the right hand side of the top edge. The left-hand side would have to be pinned or sewn into place once the collar and front were in place.

Typical point de gaze piece, patterned with roses, other flowers and roundels with star-shaped fillings.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Point de gaze needle lace
Brief description
Dress front of needle lace, Point de Gaze, Belgium, ca. 1900
Physical description
Dress front of elongated, triangular shape attached to a straight choker collar along the right hand side of the top edge. The left-hand side would have to be pinned or sewn into place once the collar and front were in place.

Typical point de gaze piece, patterned with roses, other flowers and roundels with star-shaped fillings.
Dimensions
  • Length: 800mm
  • Width: 160mm
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Helena Wallis.
Collection
Accession number
T.124-1976

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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