Evening Dress
1820-1824 (made)
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Fancy borders in all manner of designs trimmed the skirts of 1820s evening dresses. Rouleaux, composed of tubular lengths of bias-cut fabric padded out with lambs' wool, were a favourite decorative device. Four satin rouleaux decorate the hem of this gown, rising to a point in the centre front, and complementing the trimmings of the bodice and sleeves.
This diaphanous dress would have been worn over a light silk slip in a pale colour, sometimes contrasting with the trimmings. Blue and pink were popular colours, and descriptions in contemporary ladies' magazines used evocative names such as 'celestial blue', and 'maiden's-blush rose', adding to the ethereal quality of the dresses.
This diaphanous dress would have been worn over a light silk slip in a pale colour, sometimes contrasting with the trimmings. Blue and pink were popular colours, and descriptions in contemporary ladies' magazines used evocative names such as 'celestial blue', and 'maiden's-blush rose', adding to the ethereal quality of the dresses.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk gauze, embroidered with silk thread and trimmed with silk satin |
| Brief description | Evening dress, 1820-1824, English; White silk gauze, embroidered with silk, with blue satin trim |
| Physical description | Evening dress of silk gauze embroidered with silk and trimmed with blue silk satin. Long fitted sleeves, with small slashed puffed oversleeves |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Alice A. Little |
| Summary | Fancy borders in all manner of designs trimmed the skirts of 1820s evening dresses. Rouleaux, composed of tubular lengths of bias-cut fabric padded out with lambs' wool, were a favourite decorative device. Four satin rouleaux decorate the hem of this gown, rising to a point in the centre front, and complementing the trimmings of the bodice and sleeves. This diaphanous dress would have been worn over a light silk slip in a pale colour, sometimes contrasting with the trimmings. Blue and pink were popular colours, and descriptions in contemporary ladies' magazines used evocative names such as 'celestial blue', and 'maiden's-blush rose', adding to the ethereal quality of the dresses. |
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| Accession number | T.101-1922 |
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| Record created | November 9, 2006 |
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