Historical information

A Bi-Centennial Dress Pattern 0001 made by Lindie Ward for Power House Museum . It is a copy of a dress belonging to Isobel Hovell, the wife of the explorer William Hovell. Isobel died 1837. The original dress was made from yellow, satin -striped, cotton voile, printed with sprigs of flowers in lilac and green

Significance

This Dress Pattern was made for the Bi-Centennial Celebrations at Power House Museum, Sydney in 1988

Physical description

c1988 A large paper envelope with printed design of dress c1837. Dressmaking tissue pattern pieces for dress are enclosed and a measurement scale is on the back

Inscriptions & markings

Front of packet : BICENTENNIAL DRESS PATTERN / POWERHOUSE / 0001