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Women's Day Dress

Day dress of white muslin with a pale blue woven spot.
It was not only the classical period which appealed to the romantic imagination of the early nineteenth century, the wide, falling collar with its frilled edge is perhaps inspired by early 17th century dress.
Size: Length front: 128 cm

Place: England

Object Type: day dress

Period: George III

Broad Date: Regency

Actual Date: c. 1817

Century: 19th century

Material: Muslin

Museum Accession Number: 1983.30.1/CST.2.713