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Evening Dress

1876-1878 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Two-piece evening dress, originally an intense bright aniline pink silk, now largely faded. Trimmed with white lace accented with white bugle-beads, bows of the same pink silk, and the skirt draped and entirely covered with draped, ruched and gathered white tulle. Muslin underskirt


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.

  • Bodice
  • Skirt
  • Underskirt
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Pink silk evening dress, ca. 1875, English; lace, tulle and bead trim, with muslin underskirt
Physical description
Two-piece evening dress, originally an intense bright aniline pink silk, now largely faded. Trimmed with white lace accented with white bugle-beads, bows of the same pink silk, and the skirt draped and entirely covered with draped, ruched and gathered white tulle. Muslin underskirt
Dimensions
  • T.131 1919 length: 60.9cm (Note: measurement converted from department files)
  • T.131 1919 width: 29.8cm (across shoulders) (Note: measurement converted from department files)
  • T.131 a 1919 length: 104.1cm (front) (Note: measurement converted from department files)
  • T.131 a 1919 width: 129.5cm (hem) (Note: measurement converted from department files)
  • T.131 b 1919 length: 121.9cm (greatest) (Note: measurement converted from department files)
Credit line
Given by Miss Mary Montefiore
Collection
Accession number
T.131-1919

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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