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Evening Dress

1893 (made), 1893-1895 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Evening court dress consisting of a bodice and skirt of silk satin, chiffon, embroidered net and velvet.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Evening Bodice
  • Evening Skirt
Materials and techniques
Silk satin, lace, chiffon, embroidered net and velvet, boned, lined with silk
Brief description
Evening court dress consisting of a bodice and skirt of silk satin, chiffon, embroidered net and velvet, woven by Warner and Sons, England, 1893-1895
Physical description
Evening court dress consisting of a bodice and skirt of silk satin, chiffon, embroidered net and velvet.
Dimensions
  • Weight: 2.68kg
Production typeHaute couture
Credit line
Given by Mrs George Peter Hoblyn
Object history
This dress is said to have been a Court dress originally owned and worn by Baroness Burdett-Coutts. The silk was, at time of acquisition, identified as a Benjamin Warner & Sons design called "Antique" which was to be found in their records as 19565 (or an adjacent number)
Collection
Accession number
T.322&A-1971

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Record createdJune 23, 2009
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