Evening Dress
ca. 1918 (made)
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Evening dress of embroidered pink taffeta in gold thread. Sleeveless and net is draped over the low 'V' necked bodice with a gold ribbon which forms a belt at the high waist and is stitched as a band down the centre front. Streamers, finished with a gold bead-trimmed tassel, trim the centre back, and a trimmed bow catches together at the centre. Polonaise-type overskirt is looped up at the side with gilt cords. Facing the hem is a wide band of gold lace.
The bodice is lined with white silk and fastens at the centre-back with snap fasteners and hooks and eyes. Grosgrain waist band.
With a dress ornament of pink and red roses.
The bodice is lined with white silk and fastens at the centre-back with snap fasteners and hooks and eyes. Grosgrain waist band.
With a dress ornament of pink and red roses.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered taffeta in gold thread, net, lace, lined with silk |
| Brief description | Evening dress of embroidered taffeta in gold thread, and dress ornament, designed by Reville & Rossiter Ltd., London, ca. 1918 |
| Physical description | Evening dress of embroidered pink taffeta in gold thread. Sleeveless and net is draped over the low 'V' necked bodice with a gold ribbon which forms a belt at the high waist and is stitched as a band down the centre front. Streamers, finished with a gold bead-trimmed tassel, trim the centre back, and a trimmed bow catches together at the centre. Polonaise-type overskirt is looped up at the side with gilt cords. Facing the hem is a wide band of gold lace. The bodice is lined with white silk and fastens at the centre-back with snap fasteners and hooks and eyes. Grosgrain waist band. With a dress ornament of pink and red roses. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Court Dressmakers, Reville & Rossiter (1912) Ltd., Hanover Square (Label stitched inside the grosgrain waist band) |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Mrs Willy Etla Friederburg Seeley |
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| Accession number | T.152:1, 2-1959 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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