Child's Mourning Garment
ca.1882 (made)
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Little girl's mourning garment, in the form of a short princess-line coat dress made of black grosgrain lined throughout with white cotton. The garment has a rounded neck with a self fabric neckband, and fastens the length of the front with metal hooks and stitched loops. The hem and wrist-length sleeves are finished with vandyke tabs bound and faced with self fabric. The coat is shaped to fit at the waist: it is cut in six pieces, the front two of which have long darts. Lines of stitch holes indicate that two mitred pieces of fabric which were originally positioned at the waist back have been removed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Hand sewn grosgrain lined with cotton |
| Brief description | Little girl's mourning garment of black grosgrain; England, ca.1882 |
| Physical description | Little girl's mourning garment, in the form of a short princess-line coat dress made of black grosgrain lined throughout with white cotton. The garment has a rounded neck with a self fabric neckband, and fastens the length of the front with metal hooks and stitched loops. The hem and wrist-length sleeves are finished with vandyke tabs bound and faced with self fabric. The coat is shaped to fit at the waist: it is cut in six pieces, the front two of which have long darts. Lines of stitch holes indicate that two mitred pieces of fabric which were originally positioned at the waist back have been removed. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs N. Ford |
| Object history | "This dress was made for my grandmother, at the age of two, to go to the funeral of her grandmother who died about 1882. I thought it belonged in a museum, (or the dustbin?). They lived all their life in Walthamstow London E17. Grandmother was Isabela Ewens" (donor's accompanying letter) |
| Production | Reason For Production: Private |
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| Accession number | B.177-2000 |
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| Record created | April 19, 2000 |
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