From Slowwe House, Arlingham, Goucestershire. Worn by descendents of Rev Thomas Hodges who married Mary Davies, born 1750 only daughter of Rev Henry Davies, in October 1783 at Eastington. The Hodges family had an unbroken lineage at Arlingham since the early 16th century. The dress must have been worn by Mary's daughter. This dress has a copy of the original bill dated 22 April 1774 and addressed to Miss Davis from Jane Gadby & Co. It must have been worn by Mary Davies mother with a mistake in the spelling of her name. The invoice mentions ......to seam the tambour probably to make up this dress. £2.2s. This dress was exhibited at the Regency Exhibition, with Period Costume. The Royal Pavillion, Brighton, 1958 This is a really pretty dress and if you don't mind the conservation, small markings a good buy.
an open robe, tamboured in twisted silks with chain stitched shaded pink carnation with green stems and bronze leafy open C scolls, the bodice with extended cut off fronts, boned to the back,lined in cotton, short straight sleeves and cartridge pleated skirt with side slits and open at the front,back neck to hem 59 in; 1.5 m
One side of the skirt has had the cartridge pleats re-pleated but not as tightly as the original and other side. The underarms have had some damage and are now conserved. (ask for photos). Possibly the sleeve length has been shortened slightly. There are some minor stains to front sides of skirt and some spotting here and there to rest of skirt. There was a little damage to back point which has had conservation (ask for photos).
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