Not on display

Evening Dress

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

Black silk dress with spotted black net overlay decorated with silver pailettes, consisting of a bodice and skirt. The boned waist-length bodice has a low neckline, short frilled sleeves, with centre front hook and eye fastening, and decorated with frills and black satin bows. The long skirt has a train with a band of black velvet at the hem and a centre back fastening of two hooks and three 'Nicholls patent' dress fasteners.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Evening Bodice
  • Evening Skirt
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Evening dress, ca. 1900, English, black spotted net with silver paillettes
Physical description
Black silk dress with spotted black net overlay decorated with silver pailettes, consisting of a bodice and skirt. The boned waist-length bodice has a low neckline, short frilled sleeves, with centre front hook and eye fastening, and decorated with frills and black satin bows. The long skirt has a train with a band of black velvet at the hem and a centre back fastening of two hooks and three 'Nicholls patent' dress fasteners.
Dimensions
  • Neckline to waist length: 35.6cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • Length: 114.3cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • Waist circumference: 60.9cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
Credit line
Given by Mrs I A Smith
Object history
Worn by the donor's aunt, Mrs Ada Flatman
Collection
Accession number
T.42-1958

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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