E.1954.34.a_01
Materials
silk, metal, cotton
Place
France, Île-de-France, Paris (place of retail); Scotland, Glasgow, Garnethill, 165 Hill Street (place of use)
Description
Boy’s dress in tartan silk woven with a sett of red, blue, green and black. Wide rectangular neckline trimmed with double row of black braid. Straight-cut bodice fastening centre front with brass metal buttons. Very short sleeves trimmed with double row of black braid. Straight waistline with five double tab panels decorated with brass metal buttons and black braid. Skirt, knee-length, attached flat at front with pleats around sides and back. Worn by Charles Louis Spencer.
Measurements
chest: 560 mm; shoulder to hem: 510 mm; waist: 540 mm
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