Dress
Date: Circa 1900
Medium: Fibre: cotton (chine), silk (satin, voile, velvet); glass: beads
Dimensions:Shoulder - Shoulder: 56cm
Waist - Neckline: 30cm
Hem to Waist: 87cm
Classification: Costume and Textiles
Object number: 1985.7.16
DescriptionSilk floor length gown, slightly rose colour with gathers short sleeves and voile ruffle extending to below the elbow, front of gown has a full overdress (attached) which is a printed chine cotton of red roses and green brown and cream background, the overskirt is gathered at waist and falls in circular flowers revealing the undergown beneath, the overskirt is calk length, black velvet ribbon at waist, sleeveless overdress bodice is gathered in vertical pleats.