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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	England (made)

Dress with separate bodice and skirt of pale green possibly fine wool and silk, possibly wool and horse hair. Bodice trimmed with pink silk satin piping to form elaborate frogging across bust meeting centre front. Short sleves edged with pleated pink silk satin and with "Van Dycked" bows with pink silk satin and hand embroidered silk lace. Fastening centre back with hooks and eyes. Three non-functioning covered buttons on left hand side. Bodice lined throughout with cotton, skirt unlined. Skirt with gathers concentrated at centre back fastening with single silk ribbon. Decorated with bands of bias cut self fabric and pink silk piping.

Object details

Categories	Womenswear Clothing Fashion
Object type	Dress
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Bodice Skirt
Materials and techniques	Silk Satin Silk Lace Cotton (Textile) Dressmaking
Brief description	Pale green dress, ca. 1820, English, with pink satin trimming
Physical description	Dress with separate bodice and skirt of pale green possibly fine wool and silk, possibly wool and horse hair. Bodice trimmed with pink silk satin piping to form elaborate frogging across bust meeting centre front. Short sleves edged with pleated pink silk satin and with "Van Dycked" bows with pink silk satin and hand embroidered silk lace. Fastening centre back with hooks and eyes. Three non-functioning covered buttons on left hand side. Bodice lined throughout with cotton, skirt unlined. Skirt with gathers concentrated at centre back fastening with single silk ribbon. Decorated with bands of bias cut self fabric and pink silk piping.
Dimensions	T.231 1920 width: 38.1cm (across shoulders) (Note: measurement converted from department register) T.231 1920 depth: 15.2cm (Note: measurement converted from department register) T.231 a 1920 length: 111.1cm (at front) (Note: measurement converted from department register) T.231 a 1920 width: 102.9cm (at hem) (Note: measurement converted from department register) T.231 a 1920 width: 30.5cm (at waist) (Note: measurement converted from department register)
Credit line	Given by Miss L. C. Read
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.231-1920

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O359075/dress-unknown/

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