Tea Gown
ca. 1914 (made)
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Tea gown of white satin. With a woven floral pattern in gold worn open over a pink satin petticoat covered with pink chiffon to which are attached a wide flounce of silk machine-made lace and a narrower one of machine-embroidered net. The neck is low cut in a deep 'V' with a shawl collar of pink tulle bordered with machine-embroidered net dipping to a deep point at the back. The sleeves are wide and composed of bands of machine-made lace over pink chiffon. There is a blue satin sash.
The bodice is lined with pink satin, is boned and fastens with hooks and eyes at the centre front.
The bodice is lined with pink satin, is boned and fastens with hooks and eyes at the centre front.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Satin, chiffon, silk machine-made lace, machine-embroidered net, lined with satin, boned |
| Brief description | Tea gown of satin, chiffon, silk machine-made lace and machine-embroidered net, Cauet, France, ca. 1914 |
| Physical description | Tea gown of white satin. With a woven floral pattern in gold worn open over a pink satin petticoat covered with pink chiffon to which are attached a wide flounce of silk machine-made lace and a narrower one of machine-embroidered net. The neck is low cut in a deep 'V' with a shawl collar of pink tulle bordered with machine-embroidered net dipping to a deep point at the back. The sleeves are wide and composed of bands of machine-made lace over pink chiffon. There is a blue satin sash. The bodice is lined with pink satin, is boned and fastens with hooks and eyes at the centre front. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'CAUET ROBES MANTEAUX, 6 , RUE DE LA PAIX, PARIS' (On waist band) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Hoyer Millar |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.43-1961 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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