Gown
Category
Costume
Date
1770 - 1780
Materials
Silk satin and embroidery
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1360756
Summary
Gown - Cream satin with tambour embroidered floral pattern in many colours. Pointed bodice, shaped at back in narrow pieces. Elbow length sleeves, narrow. Skirt pleated onto bodice open at front. Petticoat missing. The tambour-embroidered satin probably French; back cut a l'anglaise. 1770 - 1780 (circa)
Provenance
given by Mrs Miles of the Cotswolds.