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About this object

  • ID:

    35.59

  • Production date:

    1780-1790

  • Location:

    In Store

  • This dress is made of white cotton woven with pairs of very fine red silk stripes. The cotton is quite coarse and probably would have been produced in India as English cotton from the same period was of better quality. The fabric is roughly embroidered with small floral sprigs, mostly in brown, green and yellow silks.  < ...Read more

  • Measurements

    L 1330 mm (dress back), L 870 mm (skirt front), L 350 mm (bodice back), L 245 mm (bodice front), L 460 mm (sleeve), C 865 mm (bust), C 600 mm (waist), C 1330 mm (hips), C 2160 mm (skirt), DM 17 mm (buttons) (overall)

  • Materials

    cotton; silk; linen

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-26

FURTHER INFORMATION
  • NUMBER OF ITEMS

    1

  • STATUS

    permanent collection

  • COPYRIGHT HOLDER

    digital image copyright Museum of London

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