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HANDMADE BRODERIE ANGLAISE CHILD'S DRESS

c. 1890 - 1899
Subcollections
Costume & textiles
Overview

A child's dress adorned with Broderie Anglaise.
Handmade with draw string neck.
Valenciennes sleeve trim, machine made.

Historical information

Worn by Anita Thurman (nee Whitfield) as a child.
Anita was the great granddaughter of Captain Francis Whitfield who came to the Toodyay Valley in 1834 and settled at the homestead of Knockdominie.
There is a photograph of Anita wearing this dress taken during Christmas 1911 when she was aged two years and nine months.

Details

Details

Registration number
cwa-org-37-2001.158
Item type
Objects
Themes
Social History
Material
Cotton (Textile)
Width
28 cm
Height or length
59.5000 cm
Contextual Information

Broderie Anglaise (French 'English Embroidery') is a whitework needlework technique incorporating features of embroidery, cutwork and needle lace that arose in England in the 19th century.
Broderie Anglaise is characterized by patterns composed of small holes or eyelets bound with overcast or buttonhole stitches.
Later Broderie Anglaise also featured small patterns worked in satin stitch.

Year
c. 1890 - 1899
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Historic significance
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Broderie Anglaise child's dress
Dress being worn by Miss Anita Whitfield

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