Dress

Description
Dress circa1880. Black satin. Passimenterie trim at hem. Short sleeves are of embossed satin, the rest is plain. V-shaped insert on bodice in same plain black satin. Press studs down left side front of bodice, across waist seam to left side, then 1/2 way down left side. Stitching is visible and deteriorating around the bodice, waist and sleeves.
Maker and role
Harriet Forbes (d.1918)
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Object detail

Description
Dress circa1880. Black satin. Passimenterie trim at hem. Short sleeves are of embossed satin, the rest is plain. V-shaped insert on bodice in same plain black satin. Press studs down left side front of bodice, across waist seam to left side, then 1/2 way down left side. Stitching is visible and deteriorating around the bodice, waist and sleeves.
Maker and role
Harriet Forbes (d.1918)
Production date
Circa 1880
Measurements
Width: 420mm: 0 - Whole
Length: 1300mm: 0 - Whole
ID number
14203

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