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A Passion for Fashion: a Liverpool lady's wardrobe
29 April 2006 - 30 July 2006
Cotton lawn, about 1920-5
Accession number 1967.187.126
Young girl's white cotton lawn party dress, with elbow-length sleeves, fastening down centre back with row of buttons.
Rounded neckline decorated with double-frilled collar of needlerun net.
Double frill of cotton lawn down outer seam of sleeves, and four vertical frills to centre front of bodice.
Low waistline, bound with narrow black velvet ribbon and velvet bow on left hip. Flounced skirt with seven rows of frills.
All frills hand-embroidered in orange, blue, black and yellow silk.