Object
Machine sewn from cotton
146,50 cm
, 1975 - 1979
RKM 65-2005
Gift from Tonie Lewenhaupt
Currently not on display
Description
Large dress in patterned cotton fabric with Javanese origin. The pattern consists of flowers, leaves and birds in shades of blue, green, yellow and red on off white base. The dress has a yoke across the shoulders against which the front piece is wrinkled. The neckline is round with a slit at the front which is lined with fabric in the same pattern as the rest of the dress but on dark green background. The sleeves are short and wide and lined with the same fabric as around the neck. The dress has a triangular shawl in cotton in the same pattern as the dress but printed on burgundy background.