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Actions Displays	Details Remove from selection Add to selection Object number IPSMG:R.1952.257 Institution name Ipswich Collections Object name dress, ballgown Description Dress which was hand painted by Sir Alfred Munnings and worn as a ballgown by Lady Violet Munnings. The ballgown of turquoise blue silk has a full crinoline skirt decorated with gold wire to represent wine stems and large bunches of grapes in pinks with black leaves. A bolero bodice which has full leg o' mutton sleeves is trimmed with wide pink braid around the neck edge and down the centre of the sleeves. Creator Alfred Munnings Production place Dedham, Suffolk, England Production date 1920 - 1930 Production period 20th Century, early Material silk Technique painted, sewn Tags Comments Add tag(s) Add comment

Object number

IPSMG:R.1952.257
Institution name

Ipswich Collections
Object name

dress, ballgown
Description

Dress which was hand painted by Sir Alfred Munnings and worn as a ballgown by Lady Violet Munnings. The ballgown of turquoise blue silk has a full crinoline skirt decorated with gold wire to represent wine stems and large bunches of grapes in pinks with black leaves. A bolero bodice which has full leg o' mutton sleeves is trimmed with wide pink braid around the neck edge and down the centre of the sleeves.
Creator

Alfred Munnings
Production place

Dedham, Suffolk, England
Production date

1920 - 1930
Production period

20th Century, early
Material

silk
Technique

painted, sewn

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