Dress

Clothes for Women

Inventory number
2021.12.14.13.CW.DR.C1820.GB
Description
Blue striped silk ball dress with boat neckline, short wide gathered sleeves trimmed with ivory pleated tulle ribbon. Gown with blue silk satin waistband (with embroidered ivory spikelets) with a brass buckle (covered with floral enamel), maxi length skirt (knife pleated on the top at the front and tightly gathered in back).
Materials
Silk
Tulle
Silk satin
Origin
circa 1820 England

Exhibitions History
• 2022.06.30–2022.11.01. ‘Fashion in Manor. Empire – the Spirit of Napoleon‘s times (1812–1830). From Alexandre Vassiliev foundation collection.’ Rokiskis Regional Museum (Rokiskis Manor), Rokiškis, Lithuania.
• 2025.05.20–2025.10.26. ‘Fashion and silhouettes: from Classicism to Modernism. From the collection of Alexandre Vassiliev foundation.’ Daugyvenė museum-reserve of cultural history (Burbiškis Manor), Radviliškis district, Lithuania.