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Description: | Black corded silk dress. 2 piece.
Separate bodice; Fronts each in 1 section. 2 boned bust darts and 2 boned side seams. Padded bust. Bodice; Fastens with 8 black silk thread buttons and buttonholes. Fastens to a high round neck with band. Extends below waist to form basque. Bodice back; In 4 shaped sections, extends below waist to form pleated basque. Bodice lined in black silk.
Elbow-length sleeves; In 2 sections. Ruched band at elbow with piped edge. Shaped bias frill forms falling cuff. Lace bow and button at top of sleeve. Black bobbin lace (Maltese) at sleeve and basque edges.
Separate skirt; In 5 sections, flared towards back. 2 bias frills at base of skirt front. Black Maltese lace at base. Vertical trimming each side of skirt. 2 piped flaps trimmed with buttons and buttonholes. Skirt lined with stiffened muslin.
Belt stamped : "The Misses Axford / 83, Baxter Street, 83 / Portman Square W."
Material: silk
Material: lace
dress by Misses Axford, 1874-1876, (1947.3772). | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.25456 | Go to resource |
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