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Dolman

English
Fourth quarter 19th century
Object Place: England

Medium/Technique Silk; embroidery
Dimensions 59 cm (23 1/4 in.)
Credit Line Gift of Mrs. Fred P. Hayward
Accession Number53.2160
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsCostumes

DescriptionShort dolman; gray-blue ribbed silk embroidered almost solidly in design of flowering stems worked with two shades of gray-blue silk and small jet and cut steel beads; short peplum in back; short standing collar; front edges and neckline trimmed with heavy gray-blue silk cord and tassels; lined with quilted silk; label in neck: "Lewis and Allenby, Cloak Makers to the Queen, Regent Street".