Dress
(c. 1845)
Medium
silk (velvet)
Measurements
74.0 cm (centre back) 24.0 cm (waist, flat)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
The Schofield Collection. Purchased with the assistance of a special grant from the Government of Victoria, 1974
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
This sweet girl’s dress is dated c.1854, but its fine fabric suggests an earlier era. The crisp brocaded silk is scattered with delicate leaves, sprigs and feathers, and is a technique more commonly associated with the eighteenth century; it could possibly have come from Spitalfields, London. The expensive nature of these fabrics meant that the original garments were often re-used or altered to accommodate more contemporary styles.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
(England)
Accession Number
D131-1974
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
Physical description
Child's dress in cream Spitalfields silk, scattered with embroidered leaves, sprigs and feathers, bound in coral coloured velvet.