Sleeve Ruffle
1760-1780 (made)
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Woman’s right sleeve ruffle of fine bleached muslin with shaped and scalloped lower edge. It is tamboured in linen thread and embroidered with long blanket stitch and drawn-thread work in a border of scrolling flowers and abstract floral sprigs. The scalloped edge is tamboured and worked with a bobbin picot. There is a narrow casing at the top edge with a cotton cord drawstring.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Woman's right sleeve ruffle of muslin whitework, 1760-80, British |
| Physical description | Woman’s right sleeve ruffle of fine bleached muslin with shaped and scalloped lower edge. It is tamboured in linen thread and embroidered with long blanket stitch and drawn-thread work in a border of scrolling flowers and abstract floral sprigs. The scalloped edge is tamboured and worked with a bobbin picot. There is a narrow casing at the top edge with a cotton cord drawstring. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Jean Murray Muir |
| Object history | One of a set of 4 sleeve ruffles T.332:1 to 4-1996. |
| Associated object | T.332:2-1996 (Pair) |
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| Accession number | T.332:4-1996 |
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| Record created | April 6, 2011 |
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