Dress

Object detail

Accession number

1997.21

Production period

1880s

Description

Dress - 2 piece. Top - Violet shot silk. High waist line. Some crystal bead trim extant. Hooks and eyes. Lined with brown cotton drill. Boned. Puff sleeves. Skirt: Voilet shot silk, 9 gores. Hooks and eyes. Small pocket. Lined brown polished cotton. Fawn wool braid as hem protector. "M & C" with marking ink on lining.

Marks

M&C Hand-written

Media/Materials

Processed Material/Textile/Silk

Collection

Textiles Collection

Credit Line

Circa 1880. Dress, 1997.21. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Dress Personal Artefacts Clothing Main Garments

Collection type

Domestic Textiles Domestic Technology Technology

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