Dress
1905-1908 (made)
| Place of origin |
A dress of blue silk satin overlaid with machine-made black lace, heavily embroidered with black beading. The blue under-dress has a wide, square neckline with an integral black lace fichu creating a V neckline. The neckline and sleeves feature stylised floral embroidered in grey and blue silk. The same embroidery appears diagonally across the skirt. The assymetric opening to the black lace over-dress is decorated with a substantial passementerie chord with tassels of black beads.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Machine-made lace, embroidery, silk, beading |
| Brief description | Dress of blue silk satin overlaid with black machine-made lace, heavily embroidered with black beading and a floral design of grey and blue silk, 1905-1908, Britain |
| Physical description | A dress of blue silk satin overlaid with machine-made black lace, heavily embroidered with black beading. The blue under-dress has a wide, square neckline with an integral black lace fichu creating a V neckline. The neckline and sleeves feature stylised floral embroidered in grey and blue silk. The same embroidery appears diagonally across the skirt. The assymetric opening to the black lace over-dress is decorated with a substantial passementerie chord with tassels of black beads. |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir Herbert Ingram, Bt, Captain B. S. Ingram MC, and Captain Collingwood Ingram |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.212-1927 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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