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Evening dress with hat
Object No. 86/233
Evening dress, bodice, hat and textile swatches, womens, various materials, various makers, England / Japan, 1885-1915
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Summary
Physical Description
Evening dress, bodice, hat, and fabric fragments, womens, silk/cotton/metal/feather, England, 1885-1915. (OF) -1. Dress: womens dress of slate twilled silk with cross-over V-neck filled in with fine embroidered cream muslin neck piece and stand collar, backed with net. There is a slate silk collar-like flap over each shoulder decorated with braid. The neck is edged with pleated black chiffon fill. Black chiffon covers bodice, sleeves and front overskirt. A pleated waistband at high waist. Bodice fastens with hooks and eyes at centre back. There are three false buttons and button holes at centre front. The 3/4 length sleeves have self cuff with three braid buttons and black pleated chiffon fill with muslin undersleeves covered with black chiffon. Skirt has centre front panel decorated with french knots and braid diamond motif at top. A chiffon overskirt is caught together at centre with two tassels attached reaching to 17 cm above hem. Two tassels hang separately at back with central panel ending in a small square train. Lined with cream cotton sateen, boned centre front and back with dress protectors under arms. -2. Bodice: womens bodice of slate grey twilled silk with stand collar, front opening with long sleeves. Trimmed at collar, each side of centre front and cuffs with pink silk overlaid with slate machine made lace. Separate linen waistband, 8 bones. Trimmed with black beaded motifs. -3. Hat: womens hat of blue/grey plush with high narrow crown, upturned brim decorated with pink, white and blue ostrich and osprey feathers. Lined with white rayon taffeta (later addition). -4. Textile fragments: 12 pieces of textile, silk and cotton lace. -4/1/1:9. Nine pieces of slate grey silk fabric cut from the original during the making of -1. -4/2. Length of fine cream silk damask with repeat floral spray motif. End of bolt with various makers stamps at one end in pink and purple. -4/3/1:2. Two lengths of slate grey machine made lace with floral motif.
PRODUCTION
Notes
See part records for makers names. The costume was orginally worn by Mrs C W Oliver's grandmother in about 1885-1888 for her wedding in Surrey, England. She was the daughter of a minister and the marriage took place at her father's church. The vendor has seen a photograph of the wedding showing the hat (-3) and bodice (-2) with the original skirt which contained 4-6 metres of silk, pleated at one side and draped at the other. The skirt was subsequently taken apart and remade (in England) into the dress in about 1912. The family arrived in Australia in the 1920s after travelling in Europe and the dress was bought to Tamworth in 1940 by Mrs Oliver's sister. The dress was made in about 1885 and worn until about 1915.
HISTORY
Notes
The costume was originally worn by Mrs C W Oliver's grandmother in about 1885-1888 for her wedding in Surrey, England. She was the daughter of a minister and the wedding took place at her father's church. The skirt was remade and the dress was worn subsequently as an evening gown.
SOURCE
Credit Line
Purchased 1986
Acquisition Date
26 July 1986
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