Not currently on display at the V&A

Fashion Drawing

ca. 1900 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pencil drawing of a wedding dress on Jays Ltd. headed tracing paper, with fabric samples of ivory crêpe and machine made lace attached with a pin.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Pencil sketch on tracing paper, crêpe and machine made lace
Brief description
Fashion drawing of wedding dress with attached fabric samples, made by Jays Ltd., London, ca. 1900
Physical description
Pencil drawing of a wedding dress on Jays Ltd. headed tracing paper, with fabric samples of ivory crêpe and machine made lace attached with a pin.
Marks and inscriptions
'Ivory crepe de chine with tucked ivory lisse insertions and raised flowers of crepe de chine. Guipure and undersleeves of alençon insertion with alençon lace collar.' (Pencil inscription describing the dress )
Credit line
Given by Mr E. T. Foster
Production
dress designed for Alice Skinner
Collection
Accession number
T.361-1977

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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