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Description: | Candy pink silk taffeta teagown or leisure robe showing commercial aesthetic influence: lavish Chinese silk embroidery in satin stitch over the fronts, sleeves and centre back, showing honeysuckle flowers in yellow and cream, with green leaves. A mixture of 'Medieval' and Eighteenth century style allusions, with very long pendant pointed sleeves, which are also full, leg o' mutton; 'sack back' with wide centre back panel running shoulders to floor; 'open robe' styling with embroidered and sheered cream silk crepe, full-length infill; whole robe lined with diamond pane quilted cream silk for warmth.
Unlabelled.
Technique: embroidering
Technique: quilting
Material: silk
Material: taffeta
Candy pink silk taffeta teagown, 1895-97. | Source: | Manchester City Galleries | Identifier: | mcag.emu.ecatalogue.70768 | Go to resource |
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