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The delicate scrolling shapes of the tendrils reflects the mid-Victorian interest in 18th century rococo design which incorporated scrolling naturalistic motifs and a lively sense of movement. \r\n\r\nThe vertical emphasis of the pattern suits the fashionable shaping of the bodice which is pleated over the bust into a V-shaped point at the waist, while its lighter horizontal stripe complements the fullness of the skirt. Many dresses of this date were decorated with trimmings of self-fabric, focusing the eye on the fabric pattern or richness of the material as well as the fashionable silhouette. On this dress, bias cut strips of fabric decorate the bell-shaped ends of the sleeves, and the neckline, shoulder seams, sleeve head and hem of the bodice are carefully finished with self-piping.","physicalDescription":"A day dress, consisting of a bodice and skirt, made of block-printed wool, lined with white cotton. 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The collection had been formed by the artist Talbot Hughes, who wrote a book on the history of dress, illustrated with photographs of models wearing items from his collection. A large firm in America had offered to buy the collection and present it to the Metropolitan Museum, New York, but Hughes did not want it to go abroad. At the suggestion of Cecil Harcourt Smith of the V&A, Harrods bought it for £2,500 and gave it to the Museum for the 'public good'. Harrods displayed the collection for three weeks in December 1913.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Block printed wool day dress, consisting of a bodice and skirt, about 1848-50","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"","id":""},"details":"","free":"Johnston, Lucy with Kite, Marion and Persson, Helen. Nineteenth-Century Fashion in Detail. London: V&A Publications, 2005. 196-7p., ill. 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