Day dress
Category
Costume
Date
1825 - 1830
Materials
Silk taffeta, linen, cotton, silk cord, buttons.
Measurements
1280 x 1040 mm
Place of origin
England
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Springhill, County Londonderry
NT 604188.1
Summary
A woman's dress, empire-line, made from green and red shot silk taffeta. The wide, square neckline is decorated with green silk cord trim, with diagonal pin-tucking across the bodice front. The padded hem is decorated with three lines of matching green silk cord, with cord and a self-covered button decorating each cuff. Internally, the bodice is partially lined in linen, the sleeves are fully lined in cotton and the skirt is unlined. The dress fastens with four press studs on the left and right hand sides of the bodice (not original). To go with 604188.2, matching belt.
Provenance
Knole