Untitled
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1868
Materials
Silk, taffetta, linen and metal
Collection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1367265.1
Summary
Warp-printed silk afternoon dress, c. 1868. One piece dress, joined at waist.Spot design on pale brown ground. bodice trimmed with glass beaded braid and glass and metal buttons. Worsted brush braid. Separate self-fabric belt. Said to have been worn by Miss Bebbington at her second marriage in the Wemm area of Shropshire.