Fancy Dress
1752 (designed), 1752 (weaving), 1755 - 1775 (sewing), 1895 - 1900 (reconstructed)
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A woman's fancy dress of white figured silk, brocaded with floral motifs in coloured silks . The design of the silk shows isolated brocaded sprigs set against a tabby ground, elaborately patterned with a self-coloured flushing weft. The colours are reds and blues with emerald green leaves.
The garment was once a sack, probably made between 1755 and 1775. It was unpicked at some point and reconstructed for fancy dress. It is made of 4 widths of silk; some of the original 18c piecing remains, but the seams have all been resewn by machine. The bodice was resewn to a late 1890s pleated white cotton bodice. The sleeves are squares of silk sewn to long, gathered cotton muslin sleeves.
The garment was once a sack, probably made between 1755 and 1775. It was unpicked at some point and reconstructed for fancy dress. It is made of 4 widths of silk; some of the original 18c piecing remains, but the seams have all been resewn by machine. The bodice was resewn to a late 1890s pleated white cotton bodice. The sleeves are squares of silk sewn to long, gathered cotton muslin sleeves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, cotton, silk thread, cotton thread; hand-woven brocade, hand-sewing, machine-sewing |
| Brief description | A woman's fancy dress, English 1895-1900, of white figured silk brocaded with coloured flowers, from design 5989.8, by Anna Maria Garthwaite and woven by Simon Julins, Spitalfields, 1752 |
| Physical description | A woman's fancy dress of white figured silk, brocaded with floral motifs in coloured silks . The design of the silk shows isolated brocaded sprigs set against a tabby ground, elaborately patterned with a self-coloured flushing weft. The colours are reds and blues with emerald green leaves. The garment was once a sack, probably made between 1755 and 1775. It was unpicked at some point and reconstructed for fancy dress. It is made of 4 widths of silk; some of the original 18c piecing remains, but the seams have all been resewn by machine. The bodice was resewn to a late 1890s pleated white cotton bodice. The sleeves are squares of silk sewn to long, gathered cotton muslin sleeves. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by the family Green |
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| Accession number | T.36-1973 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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