Day dress of jacket and skirt in woollen voile printed with cone motifs, similar to paisley shawls. Christie's suggested made from shawl, but much material printed in this design. Predominantly black, red and blue.
Jacket: shaped to waist with basques front and back. High neck. Front fastening with hooks (some missing) with imitation (paste) decorative buttons (11) in green and gold. Trimmed with 3 rows of green and black fringing converging from breast to waist. Watch pocket set in at waist. Lower edge trimmed with fringe. Pagoda sleeves, with sloping flounce, and fringing at shoulder, edge of each flounce and edge. Worn with undersleeves. Each front cut in 2 sections with 2 bones. Back in 3 sections. Lined with white cotton.
Skirt: 3 flounces, printed à disposition, attached to skirt by gathering. Back fastening, probably with hooks. Flounces should probably slope towards the back from centre front. Hem unbraided. All hand sewn.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | CH1981.123 |
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| Accession Date: | 26 Mar 1981 |
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Material
| Whale Bone/Skeletal | 0 - Whole |
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Measurement
| length | 545mm | Centre back excluding fringe. |
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