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Day Dress

1917-1920 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Collar to hem length: 120cm
  • Sleeve; armpit to cuff length: 26cm
  • Sleeve; shoulder to cuff length: 37cm
  • Waist circumference: 67cm
  • Bust circumference: 75cm
  • Shoulders width: 33cm
Marks and inscriptions
Bradleys Ltd Established 1870 Chepstow Place London (On petersham waistband)
Collection
Accession number
T.69-1966

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Record createdMay 9, 2008
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