Fashion — 1796-1800
Dress
[double check acc no - Register entry: Embroidered white muslin dress, c. 1865]
Cat no. 75 in Women's Costume 1750-1800, p. 49: Dress (robe), 1795-1800, altered from earlier dress of 1780-90; white muslin embroidered with a floral pattern in white linen, worked mainly in darning. The centre front bodice edges meet, and the skirt is open; the elbow-length sleeves are without cuffs, and the skirt has been re-sewn to the bodice to produce the higher straight waistline of the latter years of the century. Condition: good.'
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- A20194
- Object name:
- dress
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1796-1800
- Material:
muslin, cotton, linen
- Measurements/duration:
- L 1436 mm, L 381 mm (shoulder to waist), C 1016 mm (waist), C 2540 mm (hem) (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 40%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
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