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The body of the dress is cut in the Princess manner with long shaped panels from under the bust to the hem, with no waist seam. The upper part of the sleeveless dress is in brown velvet, edged with gilt braiding, and with a deep square neckline. Further braiding embellishes the Empire waist of the dress and the hem of the skirt is finished with more braiding and a ruffle of velvet. Stiffened with eleven bones covered with black silk ribbon, and arranged on the bodice darts and at the centre back opening. Fastens with black metal hooks and eyes with 'Nichols' dress fasteners, their loops over-stitched at the plaquet. Inside the right rear skirt pleat is a bag pocket supported with a black silk ribbon.\r\n\r\nThe dress is a pinafore style, worn over a matching chocolate-brown silk satin bodice with a high braided gilt collar. The body and upper part of the leg o'mutton sleeves in knife-pleated silk satin with the lower part of the sleeves close-fitting ribbed wool with braiding. Velvet band at the wrist of the sleeves. The sleeves fastens at the wrists with an embroidered brown button with a worked loop.\r\n\r\nThe whole of the bodice is mounted on a brown silk foundation, seamed and darted to shape and slightly pointed at the centre front and back waist. Fastens with black metal hooks and eyes and is faced with black silk ribbon.\r\n\r\nThe whole outfit is machine back-stitched and hand finished.","artistMakerPerson":[{"name":{"text":"Unknown","id":"A1848"},"association":{"text":"","id":""},"note":""}],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"wool (textile)","id":"AAT243430"},{"text":"silk (textile)","id":"AAT243428"}],"techniques":[{"text":"satin weave","id":"x37324"},{"text":"velvet weave","id":"x46483"},{"text":"boning","id":"x39486"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Ribbed wool, pleated silk satin, velvet edged with braiding, and with boning","categories":[{"text":"Womenswear","id":"THES49044"},{"text":"Fashion","id":"THES48957"},{"text":"Day wear","id":"THES49000"},{"text":"Europeana Fashion Project","id":"THES265804"}],"styles":[{"text":"Aesthetic Movement","id":"AAT18124"}],"collectionCode":{"text":"T&F","id":"THES48601"},"images":["2006BC8870","2006BC8872","2006BC8871"],"imageResolution":"high","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"011","id":"THES307209"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""},{"current":{"text":"011","id":"THES307209"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"Dress","id":""}],[{"text":"Bodice","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""},{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"Great Britain","id":"x32019"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1892-1895","earliest":"1892-01-01","latest":"1895-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"Given by Mrs A. 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Roberts was MP for West Denbighshire, 1892-1918, and Baron Clwyd, 1919. <u>The Queen</u>, 15th August 1893, reported the marriage and it seems likely that this dress was from the trousseau.\n\nHistorical significance: Portrait (1895) by Sir George Clausen of Hannah Rushton Roberts, later Lady Clwyd, is in the Walker Gallery, Liverpool.","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Woman's aesthetic or reform dress and bodice in wool with a ribbed weave, Great Britain, 1892-1895","bibliographicReferences":[{"reference":{"text":"<i>Simply Stunning: The Pre-Raphaelite Art of Dressing</i>, Cheltenham Art Gallery, 1996","id":"AUTH356760"},"details":"p.57","free":""}],"production":"","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["T.31-1987","T.31A-1987"],"accessionNumberNum":"31","accessionNumberPrefix":"T","accessionYear":1987,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE","Dress","Bodice"],"assets":["2019LT7903"],"recordModificationDate":"2026-03-07","recordCreationDate":"2009-06-24","availableToBook":true}}