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Gown

ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress, 1818-20, cotton lawn. Bodice joined to skirt with raised waistline and long sleeves. Skirt has central panel of whitework embroidery, worked in either India or Ayrshire. Motifs of whitework embroidery repeated at hem, sleeves formed of strips of lawn, joined by lengths of trimming formed by handmade flowers made of cotton tape. Trimming repeated at neck, embroidered muslin frill at hem and cuffs. Skirt gathered with drawstring, fastening centre back at waist. Double ruffle at shoulder, at top of sleeve.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton with whitework and embroidery
Brief description
Gown with high waist and long sleeves, embroidered whitework cotton with floral insertions, made in England, ca. 1820
Physical description
Dress, 1818-20, cotton lawn. Bodice joined to skirt with raised waistline and long sleeves. Skirt has central panel of whitework embroidery, worked in either India or Ayrshire. Motifs of whitework embroidery repeated at hem, sleeves formed of strips of lawn, joined by lengths of trimming formed by handmade flowers made of cotton tape. Trimming repeated at neck, embroidered muslin frill at hem and cuffs. Skirt gathered with drawstring, fastening centre back at waist. Double ruffle at shoulder, at top of sleeve.
Dimensions
  • Length: 140.5cm (Shoulder to side seam )
  • Circumference: 64cm (Waist)
  • Length: 15.5cm (Bodice - centre front )
  • Length: 116cm (Skirt - centre front )
  • Length: 116cm (skirt - centre front)
  • Length: 123cm (centre back)
Style
Collection
Accession number
T.356-1920

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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