- Object name(s):
- Victorian Dress
- Brief description:
- All we know about this shimmering, late Victorian silk brocade bodice and skirt, is that it was worn when the owner was invited to Buckingham Palace! The fan-tail at the back must have trailed elegantly behind the wearer as they swooped into the rooms of the Royal Palace. Certainly an outfit to be seen in, the fabric has lost none of its vibrancy over the years with the beautiful embroidered floral pattern still bursting with life. As the notorious wit Oscar Wilde wrote in his 1885 essay on fashion, A Philosophy on Dress, “A good colour always gives one pleasure."
- Collection:
- Newton Abbot Museum
- Associated concept:
- Costume
- Dimension:
- Skirt(L)1510 | Bodice(L)210 | Waist380 (mm)
- Object name:
- Victorian Dress
- Object number:
- 1994.51.1
- Reproduction number:
- dress.jpg
- Right note:
- image belongs to Newton Abbot Museum, not to be reproduced without permission
- Text:
- if you would like to find out more about any of the items in our collection, you can contact the museum via our website: https://museum-newtonabbot.org.uk/
- Text reason:
- Museum website
Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0766bf43-a8b9-390b-a3c2-29c976a5b213
Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC
Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/0766bf43-a8b9-390b-a3c2-29c976a5b213, Newton Abbot Museum, CC BY-NC
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