Day Dress
1917-1920 (made)
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Dress of mid-blue silk taffeta in the form of a tunic with a low v-neck. Finished at the back with a gathered chiffon frill and a long-pointed waist over a gathered tunic skirt trimmed with looped silk fringe around the hem in two bands. There is a pleated blue georgette stand-up collar. The under-dress is of white silk with elbow-length blue silk sleeves trimmed with narrower looped silk fringe. The skirt flounce is trimmed like the skirt on the bodice, which in wear would show beneath. A gathered cream net modesty vest trims the bodice. At the natural waist there is a blue satin-backed velvet ribbon sash fastening with hooks and eyes under a large made-up bow in the centre front.
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Materials and techniques | Silk taffeta, chiffon, trimmed with silk fringe, georgette, net, velvet ribbon backed with satin |
Brief description | Dress of silk taffeta and chiffon, made in England, retailed by Bradley Ltd., 1917-1920 |
Physical description | Dress of mid-blue silk taffeta in the form of a tunic with a low v-neck. Finished at the back with a gathered chiffon frill and a long-pointed waist over a gathered tunic skirt trimmed with looped silk fringe around the hem in two bands. There is a pleated blue georgette stand-up collar. The under-dress is of white silk with elbow-length blue silk sleeves trimmed with narrower looped silk fringe. The skirt flounce is trimmed like the skirt on the bodice, which in wear would show beneath. A gathered cream net modesty vest trims the bodice. At the natural waist there is a blue satin-backed velvet ribbon sash fastening with hooks and eyes under a large made-up bow in the centre front. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Bradleys Ltd Established 1870 Chepstow Place London (On petersham waistband) |
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Accession number | T.69-1966 |
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Record created | May 9, 2008 |
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