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Dress

ca. 1740 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Girl's dress, of ivory coloured Spitalfields silk, brocaded and woven with repeated floral motifs but alternatively reversal, mainly in olive green and dark red. Mounted with reproduction underskirt of pink silk.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Brocaded and woven silk
Brief description
Damask brocade dress, woven ivory silk with floral motifs, England, ca. 1740
Physical description
Girl's dress, of ivory coloured Spitalfields silk, brocaded and woven with repeated floral motifs but alternatively reversal, mainly in olive green and dark red. Mounted with reproduction underskirt of pink silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 119mm
  • Width: 94mm (Note: including sleeves)
Taken from paper records
Gallery label
(01/07/2023)
Dress

This (almost) 300-year-old dress might have been difficult for its wealthy wearer to put on without some help. It originally had complicated fastenings and was worn with lots of layers underneath.

Unknown maker
About 1740
Probably London
Hand-stitched brocaded and woven Spitalfields silk
Museum no. 272-1898

[Young V&A, Imagine Gallery, This is Me, short object label]
Object history
Purchased at Messrs Christie, Manson + Woods rooms in 26th April 1898, Part of Lot 64.
Production
Made from Spitalfields silk. The dress is mounted with reproduction underskirt of pink silk made by Conservation.
Collection
Accession number
272-1898

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
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