Pair of Ruffles
1725-1750 (made)
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Pair of sleeve ruffles of muslin decorated with cotton white work. The whitework consists of chain stitch and some French knots, and with large areas of pulled-fabric work patterned with geometric fillings. The decoration is confined to the lower half of each ruffle. A continuous line of curving exotic flower heads runs above the solidly patterned scalloped edge where smaller flowers are arranged against a pulled-fabric ground.
The ruffles gathered onto narrow tapes along the upper edges.
The ruffles gathered onto narrow tapes along the upper edges.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Muslin decorated with cotton whitework, French knots, pulled-fabric work |
| Brief description | Pair of sleeve ruffles of muslin decorated with cotton whitework, England, 1725-1750. |
| Physical description | Pair of sleeve ruffles of muslin decorated with cotton white work. The whitework consists of chain stitch and some French knots, and with large areas of pulled-fabric work patterned with geometric fillings. The decoration is confined to the lower half of each ruffle. A continuous line of curving exotic flower heads runs above the solidly patterned scalloped edge where smaller flowers are arranged against a pulled-fabric ground. The ruffles gathered onto narrow tapes along the upper edges. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr Joan Evans |
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| Accession number | T.163&A-1975 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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