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The Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Brocaded purple silk, trimmed with green silk piping and silk ribbon. The bodice is cut high with a standing collar and it opens down the front; the long sleeves are of exaggerated "leg of mutton" shape. The front is decorated with light green silk ribbon.
The skirt is long and open in front. The pattern consists of rows of oval medallions with scrollwork outline, containing floral sprigs in green and yellow.

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  • Title: Coat
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1830/1837
  • Location: England
  • Physical Dimensions: Length: 55 in, Width: 18 in at shoulders, Circumference: 27 in waist
  • Provenance: Given by the family of the late Mrs Jane Robinson
  • Medium: Brocaded silk trimmed with silk ribbon.
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