Woman’s dress, part of a wedding outfit. Dress with short sleeves and a square neck. Synthetic ikat: a heavy design in purple-pink, blue, brown, black, grey and green in narrow panels divided vertically by gold and black stripes, with gold wire edging in the form of vegetation as an openwork border around the neck and sleeve hems. Lined with plain white cotton around the shoulders and sleeves. Probably goes with woman’s trousers 1999.122.2 as a wedding outfit (NOT with woman’s trousers’ 1999.116.2 which are work-a-day wear rather than festival wear.
dress
Collection Information
These objects are only a part of our collections, of which there are more than 350,000 objects. This information comes from our collections database. Some of this is incomplete and there may be errors. This part of the website is also still under construction, so there may be some fields repeated or incorrectly formatted information.
The database retains language taken from historical documents to help research. Please note that some records may feature language and reflect systems of thinking that are outdated and offensive. The database also includes information on objects that are considered secret or sacred by some communities.
If you have any further information about objects in our collections, can suggest corrections to our information or if you see content requiring immediate action, please contact us: enquiry@horniman.ac.uk