Dress
ca. 1902 (made)
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Gown of silk crepe de chine with machine-made lace, net and printed silk satin insertions. The dress has a high collar embroidered with roses and edged with velvet ribbon and small pastes. The collar has wire supports and hook and eye fastenings at the back. There is a silk satin duck-egg blue sash at the waistband. The dress has short boning at the waist and a waist tape reading 'MODES, ROBES, Peter Robinson Ltd, Oxford Street, By APNT to the Crown Princes'.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Machine-made lace, silk |
| Brief description | Dress of silk crepe de chine with silk satin, lace and net insertions, c1902, Peter Robinson Ltd., London |
| Physical description | Gown of silk crepe de chine with machine-made lace, net and printed silk satin insertions. The dress has a high collar embroidered with roses and edged with velvet ribbon and small pastes. The collar has wire supports and hook and eye fastenings at the back. There is a silk satin duck-egg blue sash at the waistband. The dress has short boning at the waist and a waist tape reading 'MODES, ROBES, Peter Robinson Ltd, Oxford Street, By APNT to the Crown Princes'. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Helen Hodgson |
| Object history | In an advert in the Manchester Courier on the 13th March 1902, Peter Robinson Ltd claimed to be the 'largest drapery establishment in the kingdom'. As well as providing an extensive collection of dress fabrics, trimmings and patterns, the London department store also offered a wide range of made-to-order and ready-made women's clothing and accessories including hats and shoes. When giving this gown to the V&A, the donor reported that it was worn to a wedding by her aunt in 1902. |
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| Accession number | T.89-1926 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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