Dress, 1830s-1840s
Looe, Cornwall.
Liskeard, Cornwall.
Lady’s fitted dress, long sleeves, boat neck, fringe trimming, gathered skirt with quilted hem. In old rose silk with brown patterning, lined with fine linen.
Length 1320mm, width 280mm.
Materials
Associations
Silk, linen
Owned by the Williams family. Mrs Marjorie Williams (née Olver), wife and cousin of Councillor Henry Williams of Chypraze, Liskeard and Trefrawl Farm, Looe. They were both descendants of the Bryant’s of Court Barton, Lanreath. They had eight children together from 1802 onwards and this dress is thought to have been worn by one of them.