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Dress

Unknownca. 1810

Museo del Traje, Madrid

Museo del Traje, Madrid
Madrid, Spain

Silk dress with twill weave, using natural-color warp threads and hot pink weft threads. Long and high waisted with a wide, round neckline at the front and a v-shaped cut at the back, with whalebones on the breast and back. The front accentuates the bust with overlapping horizontal pleating in a ""U"" shape, with a trim in the same fabric. Long-sleeved, with turned-up pleats on the shoulders and cuffs. The skirt, although narrow at the front, is gathered at the back with a pleat that extends down into a small tail. It fastens at the back with three hidden hook and eye clasps. Five cellulose buttons covered in the same fabric decorate the back fastening. A wide band runs around the bottom edge of the skirt with paisley decoration woven in polychrome floral motifs, imitating Indian Kashmiri shawls. The body has a cotton lining.

It preserves the features of imperial-style dresses, incorporating structural and decorative variations of the early 19th century and the reign of King Ferdinand VII of Spain, such as heavier materials with higher necklines, long sleeves that cover part of the hand, and skirts gathered entirely at the back. The material is thicker and has a paisley decoration. Accessorized with purses, cashmere shawls, and flat shoes.

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  • Title: Dress
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: ca. 1810
  • Physical Dimensions: Anchura = 38 cm Delantero: Altura = 121 cm Espalda: Altura = 112 cm Manga: Longitud = 61 cm Vuelo: Perímetro = 233 cm
  • Provenance: Donated by Eusebio Güell i Lopéz in 1934
  • Type: Dress
  • Photographer: Lucía Ybarra Zubiaga
  • Rights: Museo del Traje CIPE
  • Medium: Bone, silk, metal, cotton
Museo del Traje, Madrid

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