1844 Printed cotton dress
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1842-1846 A dress in printed white cotton.
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The back of the dress
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Detail of the back of a sleeve showing the gathers at the elbow
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Detail showing the cartridge pleats at the back; the hook and eye at the waist can also be seen
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Detail of the printed border round the hem
Description
The white cotton has an all-over printed pattern of tiny wine sprigs, with a polychrome border design, 9¼" deep, round the hem.
The bodice and sleeves are lined with white cotton, and there are no bones.
The back is fastened by seven hooks with six worked eyelets and a large metal eye at the waist.
A ruched band of the fabric, 1⅝" wide, is sewn round the sleeves, about 6" down from the top, and the sleeves are gathered for about 2" into the seam at the elbow. The sleeve ends are open for 3", with two hooks and worked bars.
The sleeve ends, armhole seams, neck edge and centre front seam are all piped, and the skirt is cartridge pleated into the piped waist seam.
There are some brownish stains on the front of the skirt near the hem, and on the left sleeve.
Contemporary illustrations
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Fasion plate from Le Follet, June 1840
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Fashion plate from Le Follet, November 1842
