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Women's Day Dress

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Women's Day Dress

Day dress of white cotton muslin with white-work embroidery and needlelace fillings. It could be either English or Scottish as the fine needlelace fillings in the cut-out spaces are very characteristic of 'Ayrshirework', which it was popularly called. Size: Length at front: 125 cm.

Place: England / Scotland

Object Type: dress

Period: George III

Broad Date: Regency

Actual Date: c. 1817

Century: 19th century

Material: Muslin

Museum Accession Number: CST.2.626