Sailor Dress

anonymous, c. 1885

Sailor suits and dresses were widely worn from the mid-19th century. They were ideal children’s clothing: they provided freedom of movement, while still looking neat and tidy. Moreover, they were easy to produce on a large scale. This sailor dress has a belt at the hips. From the late 1870s girls wore this style with a dropped waistline, a typical children’s fashion.

  • Artwork typechildrenswear, main garment, japon, matrozenjurk
  • Object numberBK-1976-174
  • Dimensionslength 46 cm x width 22 cm
  • Physical characteristicswol, zijde, katoen

Identification

  • Title(s)

    Sailor Dress

  • Object type

  • Object number

    BK-1976-174

  • Description

    Matrozenjurk van donkerblauwe wollen tricot versierd met witte soutache. Model: lang lijf met heupceintuur van groenachtig tricot en plooirok. Achtersluiting met met zes koperen knopen met anker in relief. Liggende puntkraag, lange gladde mouwen met teruggeslagen manchet. Het rokje is verstevigd met wit katoen. Versiering: langs de zoom, de kraag en manchetten een driedubbele rij van wit zijden soutache, op gelijke afstand in lussen gelegd.

Creation

  • Creation

    maker: anonymous, Netherlands (possibly)

  • Dating

    c. 1885

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Material and technique

  • Physical description

    wol, zijde, katoen

  • Dimensions

    length 46 cm x width 22 cm

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