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Women's Dress

Purple silk dress, low neck with fitted bodice and high waistline. Narrow shoulders and long sleeves. The top of the sleeves ruched and finished with band of pleating, lower part of sleeve fall over the elbow and finish with a fitted cuff. Cuffs, neck, shoulders and sleeves and main bodice seams piped.

Place: England

Object Type: dress

Period: Victoria

Broad Date: Early Victorian

Actual Date: c. 1837

Century: 19th century

Material: Silk

Museum Accession Number: 1966.92/CST.1132