White Cotton Overdress
Date1920s
Object NameDress
Mediumcotton
ClassificationsFashion and Dress
Dimensions56 x 43cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2003 by Mrs Gall.
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS070445
Keywords
White cotton was used extensively during the 19th and early 20th centuries for children's clothes. Overdresses like this one, which dates to around the 1920s, were worn over a dress made from a dark material. The purpose of the overdress was to protect the dress and because it was made from cotton, it could be laundered repeatedly.
This particular dress might have been worn by the donor's sister.
