Gown
ca. 1742 (weaving), 1775 - 1780 (sewing)
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A woman's gown of cream silk brocaded with large floral sprays in shades of pink, blue, green, yellow and brown. The gown is in the English (tight-back) style, open down the front, with robings to the waist, and elbow-length sleeves and double, pinked and scalloped sleeve ruffles. The bodice and sleeves are lined with unbleached linen. The back pleats are stitched and the gown skirts are pleated into the waist seam. The gown is made of five widths of silk; the skirts are fully lined with coral-coloured silk taffeta.
The robings have been partially unpicked at the front and over the shoulders.
The robings have been partially unpicked at the front and over the shoulders.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, silk thread, linen thread; hand-woven brocade, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | A woman's gown, English, 1770-80; cream silk brocaded in large multi-colour floral sprays, Spitalfields, c.1742 |
| Physical description | A woman's gown of cream silk brocaded with large floral sprays in shades of pink, blue, green, yellow and brown. The gown is in the English (tight-back) style, open down the front, with robings to the waist, and elbow-length sleeves and double, pinked and scalloped sleeve ruffles. The bodice and sleeves are lined with unbleached linen. The back pleats are stitched and the gown skirts are pleated into the waist seam. The gown is made of five widths of silk; the skirts are fully lined with coral-coloured silk taffeta. The robings have been partially unpicked at the front and over the shoulders. |
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| Accession number | 342-1894 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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