Child's dress
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1920 - circa 1939
Materials
Peri Lusta thread
Measurements
449 mm (Length)
Collection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 667524
Summary
A child's 1920s or 1930s cream coloured knitted dress with short sleeves made from a lustre thread known as 'Peri Lusta'. There is a panel on the back and the front as well as on the shoulder with a 'honeycomb' smocking in turquoise thread. The back opening, to one side, has six poppers. There are several brown, possibly iron marks and two holes in the front.