Miniature Evening Dress
ca. 1830 (made)
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Miniature evening dress of blue silk taffeta trimmed with silk lace. The bodice is low cut and crosses over in front, with pleated neckline. It is boned at the side seams, lined with white silk and fastens with brass metal hook and eyes. The dress has large beret sleeves, overlaid with tabs of blue silk and edged with lace and piping. The skirt is full, plain and untrimmed.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk taffeta, lace trimming, lined with silk, brass fastenings |
| Brief description | Miniature silk evening dress, England, ca. 1830. |
| Physical description | Miniature evening dress of blue silk taffeta trimmed with silk lace. The bodice is low cut and crosses over in front, with pleated neckline. It is boned at the side seams, lined with white silk and fastens with brass metal hook and eyes. The dress has large beret sleeves, overlaid with tabs of blue silk and edged with lace and piping. The skirt is full, plain and untrimmed. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs. M. Simpson |
| Object history | This dress and the two others accompanying it are associated by family legend with a court dress-maker who worked for the Duke of Buckingham's family. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.351-1970 |
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| Record created | September 24, 2008 |
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