Dress - Day

Maker
Miller's Ltd
Production date
1950s-1960s
Description
NECKLINE AND COLLAR:

COLLAR: Single piece shirt collar. One button at stand edge. Top stitched around edge.

BODICE STYLE: Unfitted shirt style.

SLEEVE STYLE: Inset shirt sleeve. 6.5cm wide cuff. Top stitching detail on cuff. One button/cuff. Small tucks to fit sleeve to cuff.

WAISTLINE: Self cased drawstring waist.

SKIRT SHAPE: Straight.

COMMENTS: BUTTONS: Plastic [~ 1.5cm]. MACHINE BUTTONHOLES. MACHINE STITCHING: With overlocked edges - cotton thread. DRAWSTRING: Of self-fabric (8mm wide).
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Measurements
Circumference: Bodice: 39cm
Chest: Bodice: 870mm (34 1/4")
Length: Bodice: 405mm
Sleeve Length: Sleeve: 61cm (24")
Circumference: Sleeve Hem: 21cm
Waist circumference: Skirt: 82cm (32 5/16")
Length: Skirt: 625mm
Length: Skirt: 625mm
Current rights code
Other Id
EC184.42
70/84
N/R
Catalogue number
EC184.42
Accession number
1984.70.159
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: "Fashionwear by Millers made in N.Z."; Type of mark: Label; Notes: Woven embroidered; details as shown
Marks/Inscriptions: "10"; Type of mark: Label; Notes: Woven printed; size as shown

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