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Evening Gown

1805-1810 (made)
Place of origin
England (made)

Evening gown full length with 'Empire line' waist, short sleeves and train. White muslin embroidered with small dots of metal thread and edged with silver gilt and yellow banding at neck and arms and silver gilt petal design at hem. English, 1805-10


Object details

Categories
Fashion
Womenswear
Clothing
Evening Wear
Object type
Evening gown
Materials and techniques
Muslin, embroidered with metal thread
Muslin
Embroidering
Brief description
Evening gown full length with 'Empire line' waist, short sleeves and train. White muslin embroidered with small dots of metal thread and edged with silver gilt and yellow banding at neck and arms and silver gilt petal design at hem. English, 1805-10
Dimensions
  • Height: 125cm (Note: shoulder to hem at front)
  • Length: 45cm (Note: length of train)
  • Width: 37.5cm (Note: width of bodice at front)
  • Depth: 15.5cm (Note: depth of bodice from cleavage to waist)
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.41-1933

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O318577/evening-gown/
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