Gown
1747 (weaving), 1750s (sewing), 1780 - 1785 (altered), 1870 - 1910 (altered)
Not currently on display at the V&A
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A woman's gown of beige silk brocaded in floral sprays with coloured silks. The gown is open at the front with elbow-length sleeves, with a shaped, scalloped cuff on the right side. The bodice meets at the centre front. The bodice and sleeves are lined with various weights of linen. The gown is made of 4 widths of silk with a partial panel on each side of the front. The bodice is seamed to the skirts at the waist; the back is made of 4 shaped panels.
The gown has been remade and heavily pieced in the early 1780s. The green silk facings on the skirt fronts were probably added in the late 19th century; the beige silk skirt lining added later for Museum display.
The gown has been remade and heavily pieced in the early 1780s. The green silk facings on the skirt fronts were probably added in the late 19th century; the beige silk skirt lining added later for Museum display.
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, 1780-85, English; beige silk brocaded in floral sprays with coloured silks, from design 5985.9, 1747, by Anna Maria Garthwaite, Spitalfields; altered 1870-1910 |
| Physical Description | A woman's gown of beige silk brocaded in floral sprays with coloured silks. The gown is open at the front with elbow-length sleeves, with a shaped, scalloped cuff on the right side. The bodice meets at the centre front. The bodice and sleeves are lined with various weights of linen. The gown is made of 4 widths of silk with a partial panel on each side of the front. The bodice is seamed to the skirts at the waist; the back is made of 4 shaped panels. The gown has been remade and heavily pieced in the early 1780s. The green silk facings on the skirt fronts were probably added in the late 19th century; the beige silk skirt lining added later for Museum display. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Messrs. Harrods |
| Object history | Given by Messrs Harrod (from the collection of the painter Talbot Hughes), along with T.714-722-1913. |
| Bibliographic Reference | N.K.Rothstein, Silk Designs of the Eighteenth Century in the Collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum, Thames and Hudson, 1990, pl.240. British Textile Design in the Victoria and Albert Museum, ed. Donald King, Tokyo, 1980, Vol. I, colour plate 206. Exhibited in 'Flowered Silks', V&A, 1990. |
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| Accession Number | T.720-1913 |
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| record created | June 24, 2009 |
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