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Dress

1950s (designed and made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Girls red velvet dress with white Peter Pan collar. There 4 white pearlised plastic decorating the bodice on a panel of the same red velvet. The dress has short puff sleeves. There are two pockets on the skirt which have been smocked with yellow thread. The dress is fastened at the back with four white buttons and a hook and eye fastening. There are two long ties of the same material at the back for tying in a bow. The dress looks to have been taken up and there is a hand sewn hem which is 80mm deep. There is a white label in the collar with red writing which reads 'Greenways', attached to this is a smaller label giving the size as 26, also in red. A label in the seam of the skirt records the machinist's initials as 'IB'. There is the stub of another label which has been cut out.

This dress is part of larger gift given to the Museum by Daphne Pearce who wore the clothes as a young girl growing up in the Northern suburbs of London. The clothes are all in pristine condition and were worn from the 1950s to 1960s and show a range from baby wear to pre-teen years, approximately 12. This collection typifies the clothing of the period and clothing labels and styles of the middle classes.

Object details

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Brief description
girl's red velvet dress with white Peter Pan collar by Greenways, 1950s
Physical description
Girls red velvet dress with white Peter Pan collar. There 4 white pearlised plastic decorating the bodice on a panel of the same red velvet. The dress has short puff sleeves. There are two pockets on the skirt which have been smocked with yellow thread. The dress is fastened at the back with four white buttons and a hook and eye fastening. There are two long ties of the same material at the back for tying in a bow. The dress looks to have been taken up and there is a hand sewn hem which is 80mm deep. There is a white label in the collar with red writing which reads 'Greenways', attached to this is a smaller label giving the size as 26 , also in red. A label in the seam of the skirt records the machinist's initials as 'IB'. There is the stub of another label which has been cut out.
Dimensions
  • Flat across chest width: 242mm
  • Flat across wasit width: 275mm
  • Shoulder to hem height: 640mm
Size 26
Production typeMass produced
Marks and inscriptions
  • Greenways
  • IB (Machinists initials)
Credit line
Given by Daphne Pearce
Object history
This dress is part of larger gift given to the Museum by Daphne Pearce who wore the clothes as a young girl growing up in the Northern suburbs of London. The clothes are all in pristine condition and were worn from the 1950s to 1960s and show a range from baby wear to pre-teen years, approximately 12. This collection typifies the clothing of the period and clothing labels and styles of the middle classes.
Summary
Girls red velvet dress with white Peter Pan collar. There 4 white pearlised plastic decorating the bodice on a panel of the same red velvet. The dress has short puff sleeves. There are two pockets on the skirt which have been smocked with yellow thread. The dress is fastened at the back with four white buttons and a hook and eye fastening. There are two long ties of the same material at the back for tying in a bow. The dress looks to have been taken up and there is a hand sewn hem which is 80mm deep. There is a white label in the collar with red writing which reads 'Greenways', attached to this is a smaller label giving the size as 26, also in red. A label in the seam of the skirt records the machinist's initials as 'IB'. There is the stub of another label which has been cut out.

This dress is part of larger gift given to the Museum by Daphne Pearce who wore the clothes as a young girl growing up in the Northern suburbs of London. The clothes are all in pristine condition and were worn from the 1950s to 1960s and show a range from baby wear to pre-teen years, approximately 12. This collection typifies the clothing of the period and clothing labels and styles of the middle classes.
Collection
Accession number
B.484-2012

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Record createdMay 10, 2013
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