An exhibition about fashion in a Liverpool sugar merchant's family, held at Sudley House from 9 April 2009 to Spring 2010.

Day dress, silk and rayon, about 1924-25

Accession number 1967.187.21

patterned dress, as described in the text, displayed on a wooden mannequin

Day dress of brown, white and orange printed silk, trimmed with brown ribbed rayon. Collar and cuffs of machine-made lace. Under-slip of dark brown silk.

This dress has a matching duster coat of brown ribbed rayon trimmed with the same printed silk (not displayed in the exhibition).

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