Antique-Gown

 
Here we present a rare dress worn by a governess. Originally, it was families of the high nobility who entrusted the education of young children or older daughters to a governess or lady-in-waiting. In Great Britain, from the second half of the 18th century, it also became common in middle-class circles to employ a governess. For women of the educated middle class, working as a governess was one of the few opportunities to pursue a profession befitting their status for over two centuries. It was almost exclusively taken up by women who, at a certain point in their lives, had no father, husband or brother to support them and who therefore had to or wanted to support themselves. In Great Britain around the middle of the 19th century, many women were forced to earn their living in this way. This dress also dates from this period, around 1850.

The antique dress is made from brown, finely striped silk fabric. Lace insert in the bust area. Three-quarter-length tiered sleeves with cream-colored silk fringing. Pleated skirt decorated with a brown velvet ribbon. The back of the one-piece dress fastens with hooks and eyelets. The dress is in good to very good condition. Three small signs of wear on the bodice, several small signs of wear on the skirt, one of the buttonholes has been repaired, the lace insert was probably added later. The dressmaker's dummy is a little too strong for the dress. The jewelry is not included.

Waist: ~ 70 cm
Chest: ~ 90 cm
Length: ~ 135 cm

Price: 630 Euro