Not on display

Evening Dress

1893 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pale green silk evening dress brocaded with lily-of-the-valley posies, trimmed with floral metal thread embroidery, white chiffon flounces and machine-made lace, and lined with red striped silk. Boned bodice, standing collar, short puff sleeves, and full long skirt.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Evening Bodice
  • Evening Skirt
Materials and techniques
Brief description
Evening dress, 1893, English; Gorringes. Pale green brocaded silk, embroidery, chiffon
Physical description
Pale green silk evening dress brocaded with lily-of-the-valley posies, trimmed with floral metal thread embroidery, white chiffon flounces and machine-made lace, and lined with red striped silk. Boned bodice, standing collar, short puff sleeves, and full long skirt.
Dimensions
  • Bodice length: 50.8cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • Bodice width: 30.5cm (across shoulders) (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • Skirt length: 111.8cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • Skirt width: 27.9cm (across waist) (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • Skirt width: 152.4cm (hem) (Note: measurement converted from department register)
Credit line
Given by Elizabeth Jamieson
Collection
Accession number
T.22-1951

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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