Fashion — 1780-1789 (bodice); 1758-1762 (fabric)
Bodice, dress bodice
This woman's bodice is part of a gown made from sky-blue silk satin brocaded with a pattern of coloured sprigs of honeysuckle and carnations or gillyflowers. It is lined in linen. The dress, made in the 1770s, had been cut up before arriving at the museum for use by an amateur dramatic company. This bodice survived whole while the skirt was cut into lengths and snippets. The silk was designed and woven by the Spitalfields company Batchelor, Ham & Perigal around 1758-1762.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 2008.38/1a
- Object name:
- bodice, dress bodice
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Batchelor, Ham and Perigal
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- Production date:
- 1780-1789 (bodice); 1758-1762 (fabric)
- Material:
silk, cotton, metal
- Measurements/duration:
- L 460 mm (overall), W 390 mm (armpit to armpit) (overall)
- Part of:
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- On display:
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- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
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- Creative commons usage:
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