Navy Blue Silk Day Dress
Date1930s
Object NameDress
Mediumsilk
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
AcquisitionPresented in 1978 by Norman Grahame.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS002158
Keywords
This dress was made in the 1930s and the donor remembers it being worn by a member of the family to funerals in the 1940s. Particularly since the Second World War, people have generally worn a best outfit of an appropriate dark colour to funerals.
More About Me
This silk dress was made in the 1930s, but was still being worn to funerals during the 1940s.
Late 1860s
Early 20th Century
1863-1868
late 19th Century
c. 1881
