E.1988.110.1_01
Type
dress
Date
circa 1863
Materials
wool, cotton
Place
Scotland, Glasgow (probably) (place of manufacture)
Description
Woman’s dress in light purple wool embroidered with in purple and white thread in tambour- work in an abstract pattern. High round neckline trimmed with lace, bodice loosely pleated from shoulders to wide v-shape at straight waistline with tambour-work centre front, fastening behind of nine metal hooks and thread eyes attached to lining. Full-length sleeves with short pointed frill at shoulder and cuff with tambour-work. Skirt, full-length, pleated into waist, tambour-work border around lower half. Bodice and sleeves lined with glazed cotton, skirt lined with cotton.
Category
DRESS
Measurements
bust: 860 mm; footprint: 800 mm x 900 mm; waist: 630 mm; waist to hem (back): 1200 mm; waist to hem (front): 1070 mm