Open robe
Category
Costume
Date
1740 - 1750
Materials
Damask, Silk
Measurements
410 mm (W)
Place of origin
England
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1348704
Summary
Dress; Open robe - Made of steel blue and lemon damask with small spot pattern. Fabric is 410 mm (16 in) wide English silk with crimson selvedge. Bodice and sleeves lined with linen. The dress is cut with bodice en foureau. Robings - edge of bodice and skirt in one line. Wide sleeves with deep cuff, pleated at front. Lead weights now missing. Pocket slits. Untrimmed. No fastenings. Hem has been turned up, otherwise unaltered. Cf. Nancy Bradfield 'Costume in Detail' pages 5-6. Line drawing with inventory card. (female) Wade Catalogue number E.9 "Dress of silk brocade, green with blue and gold figure. c1750-70" Gift from Miss Godfrey, Wymondham, Norfolk
Provenance
Miss Godfrey of Wymondham, Norfolk