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This woman's white cotton muslin day dress, printed with daisy-like flower heads, was made in Britain between around 1923 and 1924.

The dress is trimmed with embroidered collar and cuffs.

The early 1920s dresses were constructed for the most part fairly simply. The silhouette was slim but the skirt was still fairly long. By 1925 the skirt had shortened to the knee, the shortest it had ever been for European women.

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• Online ID: 000-180-000-127-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland Part 2
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1984.528 A
• Date: Around 1923-4
  c. 1923 - 1924
  
• Material: White cotton printed muslin, with embroidered collar and cuffs
  Belt, dress
  ICOM Number: F 1.1
  
• Dimensions: 1075 mm CB
  
• What: Belt, dress
  ICOM Number: F 1.1
  
• Subject: European Costume : female costume : accessories
  
• Who:
• Where: Britain
  
• Event:
• Description: Belt for a woman's dress, of white cotton muslin, printed with daisy-like flower heads: British, about 1923 - 1924
  
• References:
  • Tarrant, Naomi. The Development of Costume. London & New York. NMS & Routledge, 1994, p 82. 
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