Dressing gown
Category
Costume
Date
1880
Materials
Lace, Silk
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1362484
Summary
Purple silk quilted dressing gown with pink silk lining. Pink frogged front fastenings. Two patch pockets, pink silk bound. Revered collar showing pink silk lining, lace pleated to back collar and sleeve cuffs. The gown is hand embroidered in coloured and gold silks with birds and flowers. Pink waist cord, passing under pleated buttoned bustle. 1880 (circa)
Provenance
worn by Elizabeth Jessie Malet, born 1855, died 1910 who married the donor's grandfather, Sydney Eggers Bates.