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Woman's open gown of cotton and linen, hand-painted and woven in India, sewn in Great Britain, 1795-1800. Woman's open gown of hand-painted Indian cotton and linen. Hand-woven and hand-sewn. Mordant dyed. Cut without a waist seam, and constructed from two
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Woman's open gown of cotton and linen, hand-painted and woven in India, sewn in Great Britain, 1795-1800. Woman's open gown of hand-painted Indian cotton and linen. Hand-woven and hand-sewn. Mordant dyed. Cut without a waist seam, and constructed from two and a half pieces of fabric, 42 inches wide selvedge to selvedge, and gathered into 10 box pleats which run vertically from the neck down the full length of the garment. The high waisted bodice is lined with fine white linen which extends to form the lining of the front bodice panel. At the front of the bodice opening on the left-hand side is a waist or belt fastener made from matching chintz and trimmed with a cream loop cord braid. The belt is lined in white cotton with blue threads in the selvedge denoting English origin. The robe has a deep rounded collar with square ends in matching material. The full length fitted sleeves fasten at each wrist with three Dorset buttons and are lined with white fustian. Hand-woven, hand-painted and hand-sewn cotton and linen.
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Title: Woman's open gown of cotton and linen, hand-painted and woven in India, sewn in Great Britain, 1795-1800. Woman's open gown of hand-painted Indian cotton and linen. Hand-woven and hand-sewn. Mordant dyed. Cut without a waist seam, and constructed from two
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Woman's open gown of cotton and linen, hand-painted and woven in India, sewn in Great Britain, 1795-1800.
Woman's open gown of hand-painted Indian cotton and linen.
Hand-woven and hand-sewn.
Mordant dyed.
Cut without a waist seam, and constructed from two and a half pieces of fabric, 42 inches wide selvedge to selvedge, and gathered into 10 box pleats which run vertically from the neck down the full length of the garment.
The high waisted bodice is lined with fine white linen which extends to form the lining of the front bodice panel.
At the front of the bodice opening on the left-hand side is a waist or belt fastener made from matching chintz and trimmed with a cream loop cord braid.
The belt is lined in white cotton with blue threads in the selvedge denoting English origin.
The robe has a deep rounded collar with square ends in matching material.
The full length fitted sleeves fasten at each wrist with three Dorset buttons and are lined with white fustian.
Hand-woven, hand-painted and hand-sewn cotton and linen.
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