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Description: | A wrapping gown in coral pink silk satin brocaded with a ' Bizarre' floral design in bright yellow and paler pink. A fitted open bodice with a deep v-neckline and a turned back collar (or robings ?). Elbow-length sleeves are pleated at sleevehead and elbow. The bodice and skirt are cut 'en fourreau', being pleated and sewn down at bodice back and falling free into the skirt. The bodice front is also cut in one with the skirt and pleated at the shoulders; the skirt has side panels and placket holes. The domed skirt is floor-length. The bodice fastens with 10 pairs of eyelet holes (over a stomacher) ; there are 3 metal hooks (modern addition). The bodice and sleeves are lined with cream linen ; the skirt hem with coarse pink linen.
Aspect: sex, Description: f
Aspect: age, Description: adult
Material: textile, silk, brocade
Colour: pink (coral) | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.costume&textiles.267768 | Go to resource |
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