Gown
1790s (block printing), 1795-1799 (sewing)
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A woman's gown of white cotton block printed in a pattern of meandering floral trails of roses, cornflowers and clematis in shades if pink, green, yellow and blue. The bodice is open at the front witha waistline just above the natural level and above-elbow-length sleeves. The bodice and skirt are cut separately and stitched together. The bodice and sleeves are lined with bleached linen. The bodice back is made of 4 shaped pieces tapering to the waist. The gown fronts are pleated at the sides, with overlapping bodice front linings sewn to them. Additional overlapping bodice pieces are stitched to the gown fronts. The closed skirt is made of two widths of cotton with a partial width at centre back. The back of the skirt is pleated and seamed to the back of the bodice. Each side of the top of the skirt front has a hem casing and drawstrings made of the printed cotton.
The waistline may have been raised during the construction of the gown. The centre back of the bodice is pointed, but the waistseam is straight across the back and about 3 cm above the bottom edge of the bodice. There are no stitch marks to indicate that the waist was ever sewn according to its original cut.
The waistline may have been raised during the construction of the gown. The centre back of the bodice is pointed, but the waistseam is straight across the back and about 3 cm above the bottom edge of the bodice. There are no stitch marks to indicate that the waist was ever sewn according to its original cut.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, linen, linen thread; machine-woven?, block-printed, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | A woman's gown, 1795-99, English; White cotton block printed in meandering floral trails, English, 1790s |
| Physical description | A woman's gown of white cotton block printed in a pattern of meandering floral trails of roses, cornflowers and clematis in shades if pink, green, yellow and blue. The bodice is open at the front witha waistline just above the natural level and above-elbow-length sleeves. The bodice and skirt are cut separately and stitched together. The bodice and sleeves are lined with bleached linen. The bodice back is made of 4 shaped pieces tapering to the waist. The gown fronts are pleated at the sides, with overlapping bodice front linings sewn to them. Additional overlapping bodice pieces are stitched to the gown fronts. The closed skirt is made of two widths of cotton with a partial width at centre back. The back of the skirt is pleated and seamed to the back of the bodice. Each side of the top of the skirt front has a hem casing and drawstrings made of the printed cotton. The waistline may have been raised during the construction of the gown. The centre back of the bodice is pointed, but the waistseam is straight across the back and about 3 cm above the bottom edge of the bodice. There are no stitch marks to indicate that the waist was ever sewn according to its original cut. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Miss Madge Whiteman |
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| Accession number | T.240-1973 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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