Pair of Sleeve Ruffles

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Great Britain (made)

Pair of women's triple sleeve ruffles of fine bleached muslin, shaped with a scalloped lower edge. They are tamboured with linen thread in a figure-of-eight border and a scrolling stem with small sprigs of bell-like flowers. The top ruffle has additional rows of floral sprigs. The scalloped edges have a bobbin picot. The top edges of the ruffls are finely gathered and stitched to each edge and the centre of a 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide linen tape.

A mock sleeve has been added for display.

Object details

Categories	Textiles Clothing Embroidery Accessories Europeana Fashion Project
Object type	Pair of sleeve ruffles
Parts	This object consists of 2 parts. Sleeve Ruffle Sleeve Ruffle
Materials and techniques	Cotton, linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn
Brief description	Pair of women's triple sleeve ruffles of muslin whitework, 1770s, British
Physical description	Pair of women's triple sleeve ruffles of fine bleached muslin, shaped with a scalloped lower edge. They are tamboured with linen thread in a figure-of-eight border and a scrolling stem with small sprigs of bell-like flowers. The top ruffle has additional rows of floral sprigs. The scalloped edges have a bobbin picot. The top edges of the ruffls are finely gathered and stitched to each edge and the centre of a 1-inch (2.5 cm) wide linen tape. A mock sleeve has been added for display.
Dimensions	T.187 1962 length: 30.0cm (approx) T.187 a 1962 length: 29.0cm (approx)
Credit line	Given by Miss S. P. Emery
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.187&A-1962

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O317254/pair-of-sleeve-unknown/

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