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Pelisse Robe

ca. 1830-1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)

Pelisse robe of printed silk with a cream ground, and a pattern of green and brown floral sprigs, with matching cape with wide collar and bow at the neckline

Object details

Categories
Clothing
Womenswear
Object type
Pelisse robe
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pelisse
  • Cape
Materials and techniques
Silk (Textile)
Printing
Brief description
Pelisse robe, ca. 1830-1835, English. Printed silk with a cream ground, and a pattern of green and brown floral sprigs
Physical description
Pelisse robe of printed silk with a cream ground, and a pattern of green and brown floral sprigs, with matching cape with wide collar and bow at the neckline
Dimensions
  • T.773 1913 length: 142.2cm (Note: Measurement converted from department register)
  • T.773 1913 shoulders width: 34.3cm (Note: Measurement converted from department register)
  • T.733 a 1913 depth: 38.1cm (Note: Measurement converted from department register)
  • Circumference: 220.9cm (Note: Measurement converted from department register)
Credit line
Given by Messrs Harrods Ltd.
Object history
This was part of a very large collection of items of dress and accessories which was given to the Museum by Harrods, the department store, in 1913. The collection had been formed by the artist Talbot Hughes, who wrote a book on the history of dress, illustrated with photographs of models wearing items from his collection. A large firm in America had offered to buy the collection and present it to the Metropolitan Museum, New York, but Hughes did not want it to go abroad. At the suggestion of Cecil Harcourt Smith of the V&A, Harrods bought it for £2,500 and gave it to the Museum for the 'public good'. Harrods displayed the collection for three weeks in December 1913.
Association
Talbot Hughes
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.773-1913

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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