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Cream Tussah Silk Hobble Dress
Cream Tussah Silk Hobble Dress
Cream Tussah Silk Hobble Dress
Cream Tussah Silk Hobble Dress

Cream Tussah Silk Hobble Dress

Datec.1912
Object NameDress
Mediumtussah silk
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
DimensionsWaist: 60cm
Back Length: 136cm
AcquisitionThe Peggy Walker Gift, 1983.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS002379
About MeAs tussah silk cannot be dyed it is often embroidered with brightly coloured pure silks in order to inject colour into a garment that would otherwise look very drab.

The dress features one of the more extreme fashions of the time-the hobble skirt, which emerged in the years before the war. Although it featured a shorter hemline freeing the Edwardian lady from cumbersome trailing skirts, it still restricted the wearer’s movements, by only allowing them to take small steps.

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