Dress
1873 (made)
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White silk bodice and skirt trimmed with black silk velvet, the white silk bodice with short sleeves of black velvet widening at the elbow revealing a white silk lining, the skirt trimmed with side panels and flounces of black velvet
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Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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Brief description | Dress, 1873, French or British; Corded silk with brown velvet trim |
Physical description | White silk bodice and skirt trimmed with black silk velvet, the white silk bodice with short sleeves of black velvet widening at the elbow revealing a white silk lining, the skirt trimmed with side panels and flounces of black velvet |
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Credit line | Given by the then Marchioness of Bristol, Geraldine Georgiana Mary Hervey (née Anson) |
Object history | This dress, and 4 others (sequence T.49 to 53&A-1922) were donated by the then Marchioness of Bristol, Geraldine Georgiana Mary Hervey (née Anson) (1843-25/1/1927), as coming from her mother's wedding trousseau of 1873. However, there may be a misunderstanding where this provenance is concerned, as Geraldine Hervey's own wedding was 4 March 1862; her mothers' was 30 November 1830. The information is from a letter of the donor to the Museum. While the dresses certainly could have been part of a family trousseau, it would not have been that of the Marchioness nor her mother's. |
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Accession number | T.52-1922 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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