(acc. no. 451)

Spitalfields in London was the heart of the English silk industry in the 18th century, where wealthy men and women bought rich, patterned fabrics for their clothes and furnishings. This beautiful silk dress dates from the 1740s and belonged to an upper-class Jacobite family.

Before being donated to the Museum the dress was used by several generations of a local family as a dressing-up costume, and was even put through a washing machine!

The minimum donation to adopt this object is £20. Your adoption will last for two years.

After clicking Donate, please enter this amount before continuing. Donations less than this amount will still count towards our fundraising but will be considered a donation rather than an adoption.

From June 2023 anyone donating £50 or over will be recognised through their very own leaf on the redeveloped Museum's Tree of Sponsors!

When making your donation, you must tick the box that says; “I’m happy for Glencoe Folk Museum to keep in touch with me by email” so we can send you the digital adoption pack. Otherwise, we won’t know your contact details.

Please be assured that we will not send you further marketing materials unrelated to your adoption and you can opt out at any time.