Sleeve flounce
Category
Costume
Date
circa 1750
Materials
White lawn cotton
Collection
Snowshill Wade Costume Collection, Gloucestershire
NT 1350871.2
Summary
Sleeve flounce; one of a set of two white lawn very fine quality sleece flounces. Each consists of one large (230mm at longest point, 60mm under arm) and one small (170mm at longest point, 60mm under arm) flounce, whipped onto narrow band. Decorated with Dresden work pattern of Crescent moons, sprays of single flowers, trails of daisies. Buttonholed scalloped edges. One has letter 'K' or 'X' sewn in red cotton on band. (female)
Provenance
Given to the National Trust with Snowshill Manor in 1951 by Charles Paget Wade.