Dress
Dress
18th century (made)
18th century (made)
| Place of origin |
The dress is cut on perfectly straight lines with straight but rather tight fitting sleeves. Under each arm is a triangular gusset of blue and red striped cotton. Slit opening 11 inches long extends from the neck at the centre front, which is edged with decorative flower sprigs. To a depth of 18 inches at the hemline, centre front are two pairs of geometric flower designs, one pair above the other. There is a repetition on the centre back panel but on a smaller scale.
Colours: pale blues, fawns, pinks and black on natural linen.
Colours: pale blues, fawns, pinks and black on natural linen.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Dress |
| Materials and techniques | Embroidered, silk on linen. Stitches used are cross, satin and buttonhole filling stitches. |
| Brief description | Dress, linen embroidered in silk, Greek (Dodecanese, Kalymnos), 1700s. |
| Physical description | The dress is cut on perfectly straight lines with straight but rather tight fitting sleeves. Under each arm is a triangular gusset of blue and red striped cotton. Slit opening 11 inches long extends from the neck at the centre front, which is edged with decorative flower sprigs. To a depth of 18 inches at the hemline, centre front are two pairs of geometric flower designs, one pair above the other. There is a repetition on the centre back panel but on a smaller scale. Colours: pale blues, fawns, pinks and black on natural linen. |
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| Credit line | Prof R. M. Dawkins |
| Object history | Received from Prof R. M. Dawkins of Abergale and Exeter College, Oxford. A note in the original register says "see 330-1887". |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.678-1950 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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