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Evening Dress

before 1908 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Striped white silk with pattern in tinted warp. The woven pattern consists of vertical satin stripes and bunches of roses held with blue ribbons.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Evening Bodice
  • Evening Skirt
Materials and techniques
Silk
Brief description
Striped white silk with pattern in tinted warp; worn in Malta; worn in 1908 but probably re-made from early Victorian dress
Physical description
Striped white silk with pattern in tinted warp. The woven pattern consists of vertical satin stripes and bunches of roses held with blue ribbons.
Dimensions
  • Front length: 50.5in
  • Across shoulders width: 16in
  • Waist circumference: 29.5in
Credit line
Given by Lady Drury
Object history
Registered File number 1930/5157. Worn by the donor at the Governor's palace, Malta, in 1908, but probably an early Victorian dress re-made.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.54-1930

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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