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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

A woman’s short gown of figured green silk satin with stripes of floral trails against white. It is cut in 4 pieces with wide skirts and has a centre back seam, 2 side-back seams and a high waist. It has a wide deep neckline, opening at the front, with a narrow casing and drawstring. The elbow-length sleeves have cuffs edged with pleated silk. The lining is pieced with two shades of green glazed linen. The hooks and eyes at centre front may be later additions.

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Categories	Clothing Womenswear
Object type	Gown
Materials and techniques	Silk, linen; hand-woven, hand-sewn
Brief description	Woman's short gown, 1790s, British; green figured silk taffeta with white stripes and floral trail
Physical description	A woman’s short gown of figured green silk satin with stripes of floral trails against white. It is cut in 4 pieces with wide skirts and has a centre back seam, 2 side-back seams and a high waist. It has a wide deep neckline, opening at the front, with a narrow casing and drawstring. The elbow-length sleeves have cuffs edged with pleated silk. The lining is pieced with two shades of green glazed linen. The hooks and eyes at centre front may be later additions.
Dimensions	Right front shoulder to hem length: 100.5cm (approx) Circumference: 91.0cm (approx)
Credit line	Given by Messrs. Harrods
Object history	Talbot Hughes collection
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.668-1913

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Record created	October 23, 2020
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1545148/gown-unknown/

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