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The Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

This is a design for embroidery on muslin or gauze. It is probably for the border of a petticoat to a woman's open gown or for the border of the gown itself. Women wore gowns that were open in front to reveal the petticoat. This design is for the embroidery along the border above the bottom hem of a petticoat, and also for such a border on the gown itself. The design repeated so that this pattern continued around the border. There is a similar motif of bows with crossed tassels on a length of mull (a light muslin) embroidered in coloured silks in a private collection.

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  • Title: Design
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1782/1794
  • Location: London
  • Physical Dimensions: Height: 19.7 cm, Width: 32.4 cm
  • Medium: Pencil, pen and ink on paper
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