Child's dress
Genevieve Aileen Thurman
Category
Costume
Date
1935
Materials
Cotton, mother-of-pearl
Measurements
446 mm (length)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 663077
Summary
A handmade pale purple child's cotton dress. It has short sleeves, a collarless yoke and honeycombed smocking on yoke and sleeves. Fastens with three mother-of-pearl buttons. Was originally made in blue cotton material called Luriska but was later dyed purple which has faded significantly.
Makers and roles
Genevieve Aileen Thurman, sewer