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title: Purple Victorian Dress
author: Victoria & Albert Museum, London
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/21523/purple-victorian-dress/
format: machine-readable-alternate
license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 2026-01-09
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# Purple Victorian Dress
_Authored by Victoria & Albert Museum, London_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/21523.jpg)
## Image Caption
An 1860s purple [silk](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silk/) dress. Such vibrant colours became popular in the Victorian era following the invention of synthetic dies.
Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
London, V. &. A. M. (2026, January 09). Purple Victorian Dress. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
London, Victoria & Albert Museum,. "Purple Victorian Dress." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 09, 2026. .
### MLA
London, Victoria & Albert Museum,. "Purple Victorian Dress." *World History Encyclopedia*, 09 Jan 2026, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O13846/day-dress-unknown/) by **Victoria & Albert Museum, London**. Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 09 January 2026. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon this content non-commercially, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.