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Not currently on display at the V&A

Dress

1868-1872 (made), 1860-1869 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Purple silk three-piece dress, bodice, skirt and peplum/overskirt, purple with a patterned black stripe.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 4 parts.

  • Jacket Bodice
  • Skirt
  • Peplum
  • Bodice
Materials and techniques
silk taffeta
Brief description
Day dress, jacket bodice, skirt and peplum, purple silk taffeta with black patterned stripe, c.1869. With unrelated cream evening bodice.
Physical description
Purple silk three-piece dress, bodice, skirt and peplum/overskirt, purple with a patterned black stripe.
Collection
Accession number
T.253 to C-1928

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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