Dress
Date: 1850s
Medium: Fibre: taffeta, lace; glass: crystal; metal
Dimensions:Bodice back L: 43cm, Skirt L: 127cm
Classification: Costume and Textiles
Credit Line: Top missing as if 2023, possibly all missing?
Object number: 1968.25.2
DescriptionGrey and gold dress, taffeta, bodice pointed front and back, crystal buttons down front, front closure, boned, 2 darts either side of front closure, drop shoulders, wide sleeves trimmed with fine lace and crystal buttons, rouching inside lower edge of sleeves, skirt 8 panels, back closure, gathered back sweeps into train.