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Subiaco Museum > Records

SKIRT: BLACK FLORAL JACQUARD

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c. 1900

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Overview

Hand and machine stitched A-line skirt in black fabric with floral jacquard print. Full length. Skirt has hook and eye closures the entire lenth of skirt. Two pleats of fabric at the bottom of skirt. Single hook at centre back to connect to bodice.

Historical information

Dress belonged to Abrilda KcKennay of Onslow Road Shenton Park.

Donated by Great Grand-daughter.

Details

Details

Registration number

cwa-org-43-2022.109.2

Item type

Material

Contextual information

See Bodice for more information.

What we think about this dress.
This dress could have been a mourning dress. After the death of Prince Albert, Queen Victoria wore black for the rest of her life. During this period it became common for women to wear black while in mourning.
Early 19 century mourning etiquette was for minimal embellishment however this changed after 1880 when the requirements of mourning became less rigid. While some mourning dresses from the period do show embellishment, this dress is very heavily embellished which leads us to think it was worn for a more formal evening occasion – perhaps however while still in mourning.

Keywords

MCKENNAY (nee Hancock), Abrilda

Onslow Road, Shenton Park

Decade - 1900's

Costume/fashion

Onslow Road [268], Shenton Park

Year

Statement of significance

Skirt from two part handmade funeral dress, worn by local resident.

Aesthetic: Historic: Social: Rarity:

Primary significance criteria

Historic significance

Artistic or aesthetic significance

Social or spiritual significance

Comparative significance criteria

Rare or representative

Last modified

Tuesday, 28 October, 2025

Completeness

94

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BODICE: BLACK BONED TOP WITH LACE AND BEAD EMBROIDERERY

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