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Dress

ca. 1830 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Lady's dress of challis (silk and wool), printed in red, light green and black. It has a high waist, two diagonal pleated band across the back, and sleeves very full at the shoulders and close fitting at the wrists. Pattern of broad vertical stripes containing slender detached stems with leaves and flowers, alternately reversed on a dotted ground. The waist band is of cream-coloured satin.


Object details

Category
Womenswear
Object type
Dress
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dress
  • Waistband
Brief description
Lady's dress of printed challis, with silk satin waistband, England, ca. 1830.
Physical description
Lady's dress of challis (silk and wool), printed in red, light green and black. It has a high waist, two diagonal pleated band across the back, and sleeves very full at the shoulders and close fitting at the wrists. Pattern of broad vertical stripes containing slender detached stems with leaves and flowers, alternately reversed on a dotted ground. The waist band is of cream-coloured satin.
Dimensions
  • Height: 47in
  • Include sleeves and bottom of skirt width: 56in
Credit line
Given by Sir Thomas Wardle
Object history
Donated to the Museum by Thomas Wardle. See also 1650-1901.
Registered File number 90838/1901.

Note received with the dresses:
‘LEEK [insert] Dresses lately Miss Challinor had (or but) given to me [insert] belonging to Mrs Sleigh's sister, 75 to 80 years ago’ (Dec. 1901).'
Subjects depicted
Flowers
Leaves
Dots
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
1649&A-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O351407/dress-unknown/
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