Gown bodice
Category
Costume
Date
1743
Materials
Linen, Silk brocade
Collection
Killerton, Devon
NT 1360459.1
Summary
Gown bodice - Brocade bodice with beige ground, appears altered. Lined with linen. 22 in repeat on a 20 7/8 in wide fabric. Selvedge is pink and grey striped. N.Rothstein 'Very close to a Garthwaite design of 1743 (see photocopy in document box) our silk is slightly less fine than the design so probably dates from 1744 and is by a rival. Probably a lustring, ie a lighter weight than Garthwaite's tabby! (later in files). 1743 (circa)