DRESS, Summer, short-sleeved, blue and green

H2008.82

Cotton, cap-sleeved, full-skirted, knee-length home-made 1950s summer dress in blue and green floral pattern with bow neck, fitted bodice, waist piping and metal side zip. Short, stiff, raw-edged cream petticoat accentuates hips. Machine stitched seams with hand-stitched inside edges and neck facing; cotton-lined bodice, hanger loops with press studs at shoulders.

Department: 

History Department

Collection

History Collection

Collection Item Data

Accession Number: H2008.82
Accession Date: 8 May 2013
Acquisition Year: 2008

Material

Cotton/Textile

Cotton, metal zip

Measurement

height906mm
width370mmwaist
circumference342.4cmhem

 


 

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