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Late 18thc homespun linen bodice with silk thread embroidery

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One of the many ball gowns worn by Tsarina Alexandra Feodorovna of Russia,   1900-1901. (x)

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This vibrant #crewel #pocketbook was made for Benjamin Stuart #Boston, 1753. @MHS1791 It features a brightly hued #pastoral view w/vining flowers, bird, & goats. Wool thread worked on linen, dazzling interior, lined with yellow silk. More: silkdamask.org/2016/09/a-pock…

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‘Combing History: Flax and Linen in New Hampshire’: Exhibition Spotlight on 18th century linen stays from the #KensingtonHistoricalSociety. Read on theflaxprojectunh.com/2024/04/exhibi…

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The artist’s hands. #GeorgiaOKeeffe from an exhibition at Peabody Essex Museum several years ago.

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Some Saturday lovely: An elegant, diaphanous Georgian English open robe, cotton tabby with "open work embroidery of gilt lamella" 1795 – 1800

Royal Ontario Museum Acc.# 959.243.6 @ROMtoronto

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A special #FootcandyFriday from on-site at the @WoodmanMuseum where we are opening an exhibition 4/6 I have had good fortune to work w/ all 3 pairs of shoes TY to @unhlibrary & @MoffattLaddHouse for the loans for ‘Combing History: Flax and Linen in New Hampshire.’ @unhresearch

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Do you find gazing at a stack of beautiful #quilts calming ? A perfect way to bid you all a lovely evening and sweet dreams. Image from a visit to R.S. Butler's Trading Company in Northwoods, NH 2022

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Wouldn't this be an Easter bonnet extraordinaire? #audreyhepburnstyle. I wish you a day of serenity & renewal, kind readers. 🌷🌷🌷

Photo by Cecil Beaton; Costume for My Fair Lady, 1964

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This dreamy light and layered court presentation ensemble from 1928 employs its own version of #panniers, designed by Boué Soeurs #FrenchFashion via The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York More: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/83896

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Alice Eis in “Vampire Dance” 1910-13

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Talk about #statementsleeves…. ☘️#DressmakersSeries: White silk bodice with green velvet trim, c1895, made by dressmaker B. Johnson, of St. Paul, Minnesota @mnhs

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Gold lamé dress, 1920-1929, Swedish.

Worn by Irma von Geijer.

Hallwylska museet.

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Ball Gown

1865

Wien Museum

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An archive favorite for #SackBackSaturday: Good morning, sunshine! A yellow silk satin quilted robe à la francaise, England, ca. 1750-1755. Via The Kyoto Costume Institute For additional information: kci.or.jp/en/archives/di…

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Evening Dress

House of Worth

c.1910s

Whitaker Auction

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Wishing you #HappyGalentinesDay #HappyValentinesDay or #HappyWednesday with ‘Declaration of Love’ by Jean Francois de Troy ❤️❤️❤️