All: Sky Blue, moire antique. (a) Day bodice: High back neck; square and deep in front. Turn-out double frill of black m/c lace missing over cream m/c lace. Front extends to 2 sharp points. End of jacket double-piped. Original front fastening probably hooks. Sleeves close-fitting elbow-length with 2 frills of lace at neck and 2 rows of blue braid. 2 long bones curved each side of front fastening, one in each side seam and short bone centre back, ending at basque. Front cut in one piece back in 3 with seams curving from shoulders to basque, shoulder seams set well back. Back extends into basque, pleated and with braid trim. Seams m/c sewn, except sleeves which all hand sewn. Lining of white glazed cotton.
(b) Skirt: very full, with fullness set onto waistband in flat pleats. Flat section at front, but this probably small originally. Slight train at back. Pocket set in right hand. Hem braided with woollen braid and lining with c. 14cms of blue silk. Black petersham waistband probably not original. Tuck in waistband by fastening (very poorly sewn). Fastens with 2 hooks and eyes. Original side opening may have been at seam which is oversewn at edges but centre roughly joined (near existing opening). Seams all hand-sewn. Some have been poorly re-sewn.
(c) Evening bodice to be worn with same skirt (b) Blue as (a & b). Wide round neck with silk ribbon draw tape. Back fastening with eyelet holes. Very short sleeves of 3 'petal' sections of blue, edged with black velvet ribbon and cream, machine-made lace. Fall over short, slightly puffed lining of white glazed cotton originally covered in white tulle. Sleeve seam piped. Tightly fitting, with sharp point front and back. Double piping at waist. Central front seam. Shaped with 2 long, sloping bones, shoulder to waist point.
Probably central seam also boned originally. 2 short bones at side seams and back opening. Back cut in 4 pieces, with long curved seam shoulder to waist. Long seams machine sewn, rest hand-sewn. Lining of white glazed cotton.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | CH1979.244 |
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| Accession Date: | 15 Jun 1979 |
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| Credit: | Miss Fawcett |
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Material
Measurement
| length | 532mm | Overall length. |
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| length | 604mm | Waist (outside). |
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| length | 440mm | Overall length - front. |
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| length | 420mm | Overall length - back. |
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