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Walking dress ensemble consisting of a spencer, dress and bodice of silk applied with silk satin, Great Britain, 1817-1820. Walking dress ensemble consisting of a spencer, dress and bodice of silk with applied silk satin panels. Trimmed with passementerie
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Walking dress ensemble consisting of a spencer, dress and bodice of silk applied with silk satin, Great Britain, 1817-1820. Walking dress ensemble consisting of a spencer, dress and bodice of silk with applied silk satin panels. Trimmed with passementerie. A Spencer jacket with short waist length and with a centre front opening. The collar is stiffened and turned down, shaped to points at the sides and at the centre back, each trimmed with a small silk tassel. The sleeves are long with a puffed epaulet of linked self material bows. The cuff is trumpet shaped, held at the wrist by a cuff band with triple lobes fastening with black metal hooks and eyes. The front is trimmed with curving satin bands, and the ends are trimmed with semicircular braid motifs with pendants. There is a plain waistband. Lined with cream cotton and with a pink ribbon waistband and fastens with black metal hooks and eyes. The dress has a straight front panel, wedge shaped side panels and is gathered at the centre back where it fastens with a matching lilac ribbon tie. The hem is padded and above is an applied satin border with an undulating edge, and curved bands in each hollow is linked to the bottom of the band with an applied cordonné pleated band. Unlined though the padded hem is faced with matching ribbon. There is a pocket slit in the right rear side seam. There are heliotrope coloured ribbon shoulder straps attached to the waist. The bodice is high waist length and with a low square neck. There are armholes finished with a satin cordonné but no sleeves. The front is trimmed with horizontal rows of graduated pleated ribbon each terminated with a braid tassel. A similar trimming runs around the neck. Silk, applied with silk satin panels, trimmed with passementerie, lined with cotton, metal.
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Title: Walking dress ensemble consisting of a spencer, dress and bodice of silk applied with silk satin, Great Britain, 1817-1820. Walking dress ensemble consisting of a spencer, dress and bodice of silk with applied silk satin panels. Trimmed with passementerie
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Walking dress ensemble consisting of a spencer, dress and bodice of silk applied with silk satin, Great Britain, 1817-1820.
Walking dress ensemble consisting of a spencer, dress and bodice of silk with applied silk satin panels.
Trimmed with passementerie.
A Spencer jacket with short waist length and with a centre front opening.
The collar is stiffened and turned down, shaped to points at the sides and at the centre back, each trimmed with a small silk tassel.
The sleeves are long with a puffed epaulet of linked self material bows.
The cuff is trumpet shaped, held at the wrist by a cuff band with triple lobes fastening with black metal hooks and eyes.
The front is trimmed with curving satin bands, and the ends are trimmed with semicircular braid motifs with pendants.
There is a plain waistband.
Lined with cream cotton and with a pink ribbon waistband and fastens with black metal hooks and eyes.
The dress has a straight front panel, wedge shaped side panels and is gathered at the centre back where it fastens with a matching lilac ribbon tie.
The hem is padded and above is an applied satin border with an undulating edge, and curved bands in each hollow is linked to the bottom of the band with an applied cordonné pleated band.
Unlined though the padded hem is faced with matching ribbon.
There is a pocket slit in the right rear side seam.
There are heliotrope coloured ribbon shoulder straps attached to the waist.
The bodice is high waist length and with a low square neck.
There are armholes finished with a satin cordonné but no sleeves.
The front is trimmed with horizontal rows of graduated pleated ribbon each terminated with a braid tassel.
A similar trimming runs around the neck.
Silk, applied with silk satin panels, trimmed with passementerie, lined with cotton, metal.
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