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dress, girl's

human history
  • Description

    girl's dress; white, trimmed with embroidered edging and insertion. Fine cotton baby's dress with full skirt gathered onto bodice. Bodice decorated with hands of machine made ribbon insertions lace and machine embroidered cotton sprigged with floral motifs. Concentric bands of machine pintucks on skirt and sleeves. Hem edge scalloped embroidery . Collar of valenciennes lace and embroidery. Full puffed sleeve with lace- dege ruffle finish.

    (one sleeve missing lace) Back fastening with drawstring at neck and button and loop at waist. Some damage, soil and staining.

  • Place
    England
  • Associated Place

    England

  • Accession Number
    1962.91
  • Other Id

    col.1576 (colonial)

    36782.3 (ethnology)

  • Department

    History

    Social History

Images and documents

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Artefact

  • Credit Line
    Collection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, 1962.91, col.1576, 36782.3
  • Primary Maker

     unknown (Dressmaker)

  • Place
    England
  • Date
    Circa 1901-1910
  • Associated Notes

    girl's dress; white, trimmed with embroidered edging and insertion

  • Associated Place

    England

  • Associated Date
    Circa 1901-1910
  • Technique

    machine stitched

  • Period

    Edwardian, 1901-1910

  • Media

    cotton (textile)

    lace

  • Measurement Description
    length of front 530 x length of back 560 x width of shoulders 265 mm
    l sleeves 170mm
    d collar 70mm
    width across hem 780mm
    length neck ties 780mm
    frill around yoke 160mm
  • Measurement Reading

    530mm

    560mm

    265mm

    170mm

    70mm (collar)

    780mm

    560mm

    90mm (neck to waist)

    420mm (wiast to hem)

    70mm (collar depth)

    870mm (hem width)

  • Subject Category

    outerwear/costume

    childhood

  • Classification

    Dress

    Main Garments

    Clothing

    03 Personal Artifacts

  • Last Update
    15 May 2023
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