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Dress
- Place of origin:
United Kingdom (made)
- Date:
1868-1869 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Silk and wool faced with silk, trimmed with silk fringe, lined with glazed cotton, reinforced with whalebone, machine and hand sewn
- Credit Line:
Given by Miss E. Beard
- Museum number:
T.6 to C-1937
- Gallery location:
In Storage
The crinoline went out of fashion quite dramatically about 1868. The lengths of skirt that used to fall over the crinoline were gathered up at the back over a bustle. This ensemble characterises the new style of fashionable women’s dress. It has an over-skirt and the bodice now extends below the waist. The inside of the skirt has a series of tapes, which enable it to be tied up for walking outdoors.