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Women's Day Dress

Day dress of white cotton woven with a figured design in lilic and open weave stripe. The front bodice is bais cut and darted to give a smoother and tighter fit over the bust, fastening at the back with Dorset thread buttons and a tape at the waist. The skirt was a gored section at each side, but still flat at the waist, and gathered only at the back.
Size: Length back: 133 cm

Place: England

Object Type: day dress

Period: George III

Broad Date: Regency

Actual Date: c. 1815

Century: 19th century

Material: Cotton

Museum Accession Number: 1984.16.1/CST.2.734