tea dress
https://search.heritageburnaby.ca/link/museumartifact29842
- Repository
- Burnaby Village Museum
- Accession Code
- HV973.72.1
- Description
- Tea dress, c. 1915. Ivory cotton lawn and lace. Circular neckline, elbow length sleeves, and ankle length skirt. Closes with buttons down centre back. The bodice starts with a neckline in lace, extending to the side back and down the centre front to the waistline. The centre back lace is divided by cotton lawn, pin tucked at the neck. The side front and back bodice are cotton lawn half covered in lace panels. Tiny pin tucks on the side cotton extend from the front shoulder to the back waistband, separated at the shoulder line by bands of lace. The waist is a band of cotton covered in evenly spaced tiny pin tucks, horizontally bordered on top and bottom by bands of lace. It slopes up to a point in centre front, and has a hill and valley shape in back. There are three flower lace medallions on its front, one centre front and one on each side front. The sleeves begin with bands of cotton, lace, and cotton again. They then have bands of wide lace, narrow lace, wide, and narrow again, finished by a small scalloped lace cuff. The skirt is bordered on either side by a vertical strip of lace from waist to hem. From the waist to just below the hips, there is a section of cotton with tiny regular pin tucks. Under this there is a large band of lace that points downward in a V shape at centre front and back. This is followed with a cotton section, lace, cotton, lace, and a truncated cotton section. Then there is a straight band of lace, followed by a lace hem. The dress is machine sewn, unlined, and closes with small mother of pearl buttons that go halfway down centre back of the dress. There are seams on the sleeves, side bodice, and centre back under the button closure, which are french seams. The rest of the dress shaping is formed with lace panel inserts.
- Object History
- Worn in Vancouver by the donor's mother, Margaret (MacLeod) McKay.
- Subjects
- Clothing
- Clothing - Costumes