| Description | The dress is decorated with what are believed to be commercial motifs. Two different designs are adapted to build up a rich flower border from round the neck, down the centre front to the hem. A wreath with ribbon motif and a small border of leaves and flowers which complement the main motifs of the dress, decorate the sleeves. The sleeve drapes of pink chiffon and cream silk are finished with matching fabric ball tassels to give weight to the floating panels.
The pink silk train worked in double sided satin stitch, so that the work is the same on both sides, shows stylised simple stemmed flowers reflecting the art nouveau design of the period. The scale, placing and variation of the selected motifs form a rich repeat pattern.
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