Doll's gown
Category
Costume
Date
Unknown
Materials
Silk, lace and nylon
Measurements
360 x 300 x 370 mm
Order this imageCollection
Hill Top, Cumbria
NT 642099
Summary
Blue plain weave silk doll's gown with bands of lace ornament and bunch of flowers at front of bodice. The doll is mounted on a mannequin which has a nylon net petticoat. The dress has been previously conserved, ruched nylon net has been placed over the back of the dress. Bunches of flowers have been re-applied over the net repair on the back of the dress. The lace on the bodice and down the sides of the dress has been encased in undyed net.
Exhibition history
The Peter Rabbit Exhibition, Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Beatrix Potter's Birth , Fukuoka Prefectural Museum of Art, 2016 - 2017 The Peter Rabbit Exhibition, Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Beatrix Potter's Birth , TFU Sendai Gallery, Japan, 2016 - 2017 The Peter Rabbit Exhibition, Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Beatrix Potter's Birth , Grand Front Osaka, 2016 - 2017 The Peter Rabbit Exhibition, Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Beatrix Potter's Birth , Hiroshima Museum of Art, 2016 - 2017 The Peter Rabbit Exhibition, Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Beatrix Potter's Birth , SOGO Museum of Art, Yokohama, 2016 - 2017 The Peter Rabbit Exhibition, Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Beatrix Potter's Birth , Nagoya City Museum, Japan, 2016 - 2017 The Peter Rabbit Exhibition, Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of Beatrix Potter's Birth , Bunkamura Museum, Tokyo, 2016 - 2017