Dress
Unknown
Category
Costume
Date
1840
Materials
Linen, cotton, muslin and metal thread
Measurements
1400 mm (Height); 1270 mm (Height); 180 mm (Height)
Place of origin
Unknown
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Dudmaston, Shropshire
NT 814597
Summary
Undyed cotton muslin dress decorated with diamond trellis enclosing leaf sprig design embroidered in gold metal plate thread. Wide neckline, V-shaped bodice to rounded point at front with lacing detail, short sleeves and pin gathered skirt with two flounces just above hem.
Provenance
Dudmaston collection.
Marks and inscriptions
'Whitmore' (label written in ink)
Makers and roles
Unknown, costumier