Dress

Date: 1896
Medium: Fibre: silk, satin, lace, chiffon
Dimensions:
Back: L. 39cm, Skirt: L. 120cm, Sleeve: 68cm
Classification: Costume and Textiles
Object number: 1964.28.1-2
Label text:Made for Emelda Beeler Chisholm's Trousseau.
DescriptionBlack silk brocade bodice & skirt.
.1 Bodice with high neck satin and lace collar, long straight sleeves with small caps. Front pleated chiffon flanks coloured embroidery and central pouch satin ribbon waist ties in a bow at back.
.2 Skirt: plain silk brocase, wire in hem, small green moon shaped pad, green lining.
Not on display