Fashion — 1771-1780
Dress
Girl's dress from the 1770s, made of linen printed in purple with a floral design of acorns on stems. The bodice is lined with fine white linen, the rest of the dress is unlined. There is some pieceing on the skirt which indicates that the dress was altered to accommodate growth. Additional material was added to the sleeves, possibly for the same reason.
The Victoria & Albert Museum holds textile designs from the factories of the Wares & Munns which are similar but not identical. The fabric can also be compared to the printed cotton bought by Barbara Johnson in 1771, see Natalie Rothstein (ed), Barbara Johnson's Album of Styles and Fabrics, 1987.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 39.5/34
- Object name:
- dress
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
- Related people:
- Related events:
- Related places:
- Production date:
- 1771-1780
- Material:
linen, silk, ink, metal
- Measurements/duration:
- L 840 mm (CF), L 930 mm (CB), C 580 mm (waist), L 906 mm (overall), W 400 mm (armpit to armpit), C 750 mm (waist), W 1060 mm (skirt, overall) (overall)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 60%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- —
- License this image:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.