19th Century European Women’s Wear
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Glasgow Museums has a collection of over 330 nineteenth-century European women's wear main garments, including dresses, bodices, blouses and skirts, dating from 1800 to 1900.
This area is a key strength of the European dress collection and ranges from delicately embroidered and printed cotton dresses from the early 1800s to wedding dresses and evening gowns from the Belle Époque of the 1890s. Types of dress include day dresses, tea gowns and evening gowns, alongside white and best-day wedding, maternity, nursing and mourning dresses, with several showing signs of alterations to accommodate changes to body shapes and fashions. The focus is on items made by Glasgow-based dressmakers and department stores, including David Kemp & Son, Fraser & Son, Simpson Hunter & Young and Stewart & McDonald or items worn by women who lived in Glasgow and the surrounding area. There are also several other Scottish dressmakers as well as a few examples of key London department stores and court dressmakers, such as a stylish Going-Away dress by Madame Hayward, as well as an elegant beaded black dress made by Paris couturier, Merlot-Larchevêque.
In addition, there are some examples of other types of women's garments under: 19th Century European Dress Accessories, 19th Century European Night and Dressing Wear, 19th Century European Outer Wear and 19th Century European Underwear.
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European Women's Wear 1800–1837
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