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outfit

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  • Description

    woman's outfit comprising dress and matching coat. Toffee coloured dress with long sleeves, cowl neck and jewelled belt. Drape coat with floral print of glowers and pheasants.

    .1) The knee length dress in pale toffee coloured (polished cotton); cowl neck; draped centre front falling from four tucks to each shoulder; padded shoulders; blouson effect to upper front and back; the skirt with crossover effect to proper left hand side; long tapered sleeves set into the bodice; with short zippers to inner wrist; with long zipper to centre back; with decorative belt attached to centre front with metal hook/eye fastening to centre back; the belt covered with scrolling foliate couched 'gold' cordwork and fuchsia and teal coloured glitter highlights; fully lined in beige synthetic fabric.

    (.2) The coat mid-calf length; in style of a Chinese dragon robe; with standing collar; elbow length bell-shaped sleeves; straight plain centre front opening; deep side splits to each side; the collar outer heavily decorated with 'gold' wrapped cordwork, pastel coloured metallic press studs and synthetic glitter; the fabric used is an upholstery fabric with large-scale printed Chinese-style design of pheasant and blossom; good use of printed border patterns; fully lined in pale toffee-coloured polished cotton as used for (.1).

  • Place
  • Accession Number
    1998.6.4
  • Accession Date
    03 Mar 1998
  • Department
1998.6.4 outfit

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