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Sack back gown of brocaded silk, silk designed by Anna Maria Garthwaite and woven by Simon Julins, Spitalfields, London, 1752. Sack back gown of brocaded silk. The design of the silk shows isolated brocaded sprigs set against a tabby ground, elaborately p

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Sack back gown of brocaded silk, silk designed by Anna Maria Garthwaite and woven by Simon Julins, Spitalfields, London, 1752. Sack back gown of brocaded silk. The design of the silk shows isolated brocaded sprigs set against a tabby ground, elaborately patterned with a self-coloured flushing weft. The colours are reds and blues with emerald green leaves. The dress has been savagely altered in the late 19th century. The bodice has been given a pleated muslin front, the sleeves have been cut short and false sleeves of muslin added.  Brocaded silk, muslin.
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Title: Sack back gown of brocaded silk, silk designed by Anna Maria Garthwaite and woven by Simon Julins, Spitalfields, London, 1752. Sack back gown of brocaded silk. The design of the silk shows isolated brocaded sprigs set against a tabby ground, elaborately p
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Sack back gown of brocaded silk, silk designed by Anna Maria Garthwaite and woven by Simon Julins, Spitalfields, London, 1752.
 Sack back gown of brocaded silk.
The design of the silk shows isolated brocaded sprigs set against a tabby ground, elaborately patterned with a self-coloured flushing weft.
The colours are reds and blues with emerald green leaves.
The dress has been savagely altered in the late 19th century.
The bodice has been given a pleated muslin front, the sleeves have been cut short and false sleeves of muslin added.
  Brocaded silk, muslin.

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