COSTUME: dress, Scotland, Lanarkshire, East Kilbride (place of use), c. 1866-1867 (silk, cotton, hand-stitched, machine-stitched)

E.1992.6.5.a COSTUME dress Scotland, Lanarkshire, East Kilbride, Wester Kittochside Farm (place of use) circa 1866-1867 silk, cotton, hand-stitched, machine-stitched bust: 810 mm: footprint: 1300 mm x 1500 mm: shoulder to hem: 1400 mm: waist: 530 mm Woman's dress, worn with matching peplum belt and co-ordinating petticoat, in bright blue corded silk with silk satin, with round neckline, centre front panels can be folded back to create a square-cut décolletage, trimmed with frill, fastening centre front with buttons. Full-length sleeves with wide bell-shaped cuffs. Full-length skirt constructed with gored panels, fullness cartridge pleated at back with additional length to go over cage-crinoline with slight train. Worn by a member of Reid family.