{"meta":{"version":"2.1","_links":{"self":{"href":"https://api.vam.ac.uk/v2/object/O38617"},"collection_page":{"href":"https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O38617/"}},"images":null,"see_also":null},"record":{"systemNumber":"O38617","accessionNumber":"B.327-1996","objectType":"Dress","titles":[],"summaryDescription":"","physicalDescription":"Girl's dress of unlined pale cream nun's veiling printed with a repeating powdered design of garden flowers in red, blue, pink, yellow\nand green,  with a round neck, and inset puffed sleeves finished with narrow self cuffs.  The skirt is gathered to the bodice beneath a line of piping, and smocked just below the waist front with chevron stitch in pastel shades of pink, cream, blue and green, the top line continuing across the back.  The garment fastens at the back of the bodice with pearlized buttons and stitched buttonholes, and a press stud; self fabric ties are attached at the sides of the smocked panel.","artistMakerPerson":[],"artistMakerOrganisations":[],"artistMakerPeople":[],"materials":[{"text":"Wool textile","id":"AAT243430"}],"techniques":[{"text":"smocking","id":"x30340"},{"text":"sewing","id":"AAT53658"},{"text":"piping","id":"AAT231267"},{"text":"gathering","id":"AAT231237"}],"materialsAndTechniques":"Printed nun's veiling with hand smocking","categories":[{"text":"Children & Childhood","id":"THES48980"}],"styles":[],"collectionCode":{"text":"YVA","id":"THES48593"},"images":[],"imageResolution":"low","galleryLocations":[{"current":{"text":"006","id":"THES343658"},"free":"","case":"","shelf":"","box":""}],"partTypes":[[{"text":"dress","id":""}]],"contentWarnings":[{"apprise":"","note":""}],"placesOfOrigin":[{"place":{"text":"United Kingdom","id":"x29336"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"productionDates":[{"date":{"text":"1940-1949","earliest":"1940-01-01","latest":"1949-12-31"},"association":{"text":"made","id":"x28654"},"note":""}],"associatedObjects":[],"creditLine":"","dimensions":[],"dimensionsNote":"","marksAndInscriptions":[],"objectHistory":"References: The donor states that after Robin's birth, her mother gave up painting, but that the making of the girls' dresses, and in particular the smocking to decorate some of them, was some outlet for her artistic talents\n\nMade by the donor's mother, Mrs 'Gray' Dring (née Grace Elizabeth Rothwell 02/08/1906), who trained at the Slade School of Art, as did the donor's father, William Dring (see B.300-1996).  Their children were Robin (born 09/02/1932); Susanna (born 14/12/1934); & Melissa, the donor, who is also a painter (born 01/04/1944)","historicalContext":"","briefDescription":"Girl's Dress; British, 1940-49","bibliographicReferences":[],"production":"Made by: Made by Grace Elizabeth Dring (see history)","productionType":{"text":"","id":""},"contentDescription":"","contentPlaces":[],"associatedPlaces":[],"contentPerson":[],"associatedPerson":[],"contentOrganisations":[],"associatedOrganisations":[],"contentPeople":[],"associatedPeople":[],"contentEvents":[],"associatedEvents":[],"contentOthers":[],"contentConcepts":[],"contentLiteraryRefs":[],"galleryLabels":[],"partNumbers":["B.327-1996"],"accessionNumberNum":"327","accessionNumberPrefix":"B","accessionYear":1996,"otherNumbers":[],"copyNumber":"","aspects":["WHOLE"],"assets":[],"recordModificationDate":"2026-04-03","recordCreationDate":"2000-04-19","availableToBook":false}}