Polonaise
Category
Costume
Date
1770
Materials
Cotton, Linen, Silk
Measurements
1015 mm (W)
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Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1348734
Summary
Dress; Polonaise - Block printed and pencilled cotton. Stripes of small leaves alternating with single flowers on honeycomb background. Madder purple and red leaves and flowers and blue pencilling on yellow background. Blue threads. Bodice and part of the sleeves lined with bleached linen. Bodice edge to edge, front closing. Deep, wide neckline, lappets below waistline. Front joins back at side back seam. Fitted back - 4 panels tapering to low point. Sleeves 3 darts at head. Straight, narrow, shaped to curve round elbow with 3 darts at front. Skirt 3 widths closely knife-pleated to bodice from side front. Very full. 2 channels of cotton cord loops and cotton tapes inside for the polonaise. 2 pocket slits. Sleeve edge bound with green silk ribbon trimming. Evidence of pinning on bodice front. Line drawing with inventory card. Wade Catalogue number E.21 "Cotton gown, coloured flowers on a buff reticulated ground. Elbow sleeves edged with green ribbon. 1755-75." Gif from Miss Godfrey, Wymondham, Norfolk
Provenance
bought from Miss Godfrey of Norfolk