Dress
Date: 1890s
Medium: Fibre: silk (brocade), cotton (lining)
Dimensions:a: Back L: 135cm
b: Diameter: 35cm
c: H: 22cm, W: 23cm
Classification: Costume and Textiles
Object number: 1973.83.3
Descriptiona: Pale yellow silk evening dress, empire waist, vertical tucks back and front, scoop neck with ruffled edge, large short puffed sleeves with padding gathered into bank, fitted inner sleeve, full skirt, frill at hem, lined with strong white cotton.
b: pleated cumberbund with rosette at back.
c: purse with drawstring, not lined.