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Dress

ca. 1812 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress made of warp-knitted fabric, probably cotton. With a pattern of alternating stripes of close 'plain' knitting and open work. The sleeves and a band inserted around the neck are also in knitted cotton with a smaller pattern of alternating plain and open work.

Low square neck and short sleeves, and with a frilled yellow silk ribbon epaulette and a yellow ribbon draw string through the binding at the sleeve border. Yellow ribbon bands are mounted over the white silk band trim neck opening, the top of the bodice and the sides of the front. The waist is high and the skirt is attached to the high waist except at the centre back where it is slightly gathered. The skirt is cut with a centre front, centre back and two wedge-shaped side panels. The hem is bordered with a gathered yellow silk band. The dress fastens at the centre back with a yellow silk ribbon through the neck, and a cord and a tape through the waist attached from the side seam. Lined with a dark gold silk, and the bodice and seams with a lighter yellow silk.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Dress
  • Silk Fragments
Materials and techniques
Knitted fabric, probably cotton, silk ribbon, lined with silk
Brief description
Dress made of warp-knitted fabric, probably cotton, and silk ribbon, England, ca. 1812
Physical description
Dress made of warp-knitted fabric, probably cotton. With a pattern of alternating stripes of close 'plain' knitting and open work. The sleeves and a band inserted around the neck are also in knitted cotton with a smaller pattern of alternating plain and open work.

Low square neck and short sleeves, and with a frilled yellow silk ribbon epaulette and a yellow ribbon draw string through the binding at the sleeve border. Yellow ribbon bands are mounted over the white silk band trim neck opening, the top of the bodice and the sides of the front. The waist is high and the skirt is attached to the high waist except at the centre back where it is slightly gathered. The skirt is cut with a centre front, centre back and two wedge-shaped side panels. The hem is bordered with a gathered yellow silk band. The dress fastens at the centre back with a yellow silk ribbon through the neck, and a cord and a tape through the waist attached from the side seam. Lined with a dark gold silk, and the bodice and seams with a lighter yellow silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 52.5in
  • Length: 133.3cm
  • Shoulder to waist length: 9in
  • Shoulder to waist length: 22.9cm
  • Waist circumference: 29.5in
  • Waist circumference: 74.9cm
  • Across shoulders width: 15in
  • Across shoulders width: 38.1cm
Credit line
Given by Mr Rufus, Esq.
Collection
Accession number
T.268-1971

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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