dress; woman's

Production date
1940s-1950s
Description
Cotton multicoloured floral print summer dress. The dress is sleeveless and has two broad straps on the shoulder. A black button is stitched on where the straps meet the neckline on the front panel. The bodice neckline is straights with a slight curve towards the side se3am. The back neckline is straight. The dress fastens with a large metal zip on the right side seam from the hip to under the arm. The dress has a narrow waistband, the skirt is stitched onto its lower edge. It has four tucks on the front panel. The skirt is floral and has an oval pocket on the left front panel. The bodice area only is lined. With red, blue and green woven checks on a white background. The dress is mid calf length. It is home made with machine stitching.

Object detail

Department
Collection
Porter- Costume Collection
Production date
1940s-1950s
Associated person
Accession number
1996-052-175

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