1920s
Woman's dress with long triangular sleeves. It is made from various types of dark blue cloth plus imported Syrian silk satin material ('atlas'). It is decorated down the front with applied silk taffeta (Syrian). The garment is further embellished with hand embroidery at the yoke sleeves and down the front and back of the skirt.
TRC 2009.0194
Dress
Textile Research Centre
Cotton silk
Locally woven cloth Syrian imported cloth hand embroidered (cross stitch satin stitch plaited stitch)