Dress
About this object
Narrative
Dress made by seamstress.
Physical description
Two piece dress- shirt (part a) and long skirt (part b). All parts have same design. Shirt and skirt are off-white with wavy light brown lines. Overtop are grid squares, outlined in dark brown, olive green and orange patterned lines. Inside the squares are olive green and orange geometric shapes, outlined in dotted dark brown lines. Shirt has high neckline, with Peter Pan collar and short puff sleeves. Closed with five, cloth covered plastic buttons on front. Shirt has tapered waist and white cotton interior lining- except in the sleeves. Skirt has drawstring waist, ties at centre back. Long slit ends halfway up back of skirt. Interior unlined. All parts of dress are hemmed.
Categories
Materials
Date Made
C. 1972
Date Acquired
29 Jan 2019
How Acquired
Donated
Credit Line
Measurements
Part a: 64.4 cm x 70 cm
part b: 97.8 cm x 53.4 cm
Object Number
3343/7 a-b