Evening dress
Category
Costume
Date
1818 - 1820
Materials
Book muslin, Metal, Satin, Silk wool mix
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Killerton, Devon
NT 1363292
Summary
Evening or ball dress of cream figured silk / wool rep (silk warp, worsted weft); decorated with green satin; wide round neck, short puffed sleeves, high waistline, back opening fastened with hooks and eyes, gored ankle length skirt; decoration of green satin piped with cream satin as vertical tabs to bodice, waistband, three horizontal bands to skirt, vandyked triangles to sleeves, waist and hem; green and cream satin bows to sleeves; twisted boullion rouleaux of green and cream satin edging neck, sleeves and hem; lined in book muslin. 1818 - 1820 (circa)