Sleeve Ruffles
1760-1780
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Pair of women’s sleeve ruffles of fine bleached muslin, shaped with a slight scallop at the edge. They are tamboured with linen thread and embroidered with drawn-thread work in a pattern of lozenges and abstract floral loops. The lower edge has buttonholed picots. Both ruffles are finely gathered and stitched to 5/16-inch (6 mm) wide linen tape.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Pair of women's sleeve ruffles of muslin whitework, 1760-80, British; drawn-thread work |
| Physical description | Pair of women’s sleeve ruffles of fine bleached muslin, shaped with a slight scallop at the edge. They are tamboured with linen thread and embroidered with drawn-thread work in a pattern of lozenges and abstract floral loops. The lower edge has buttonholed picots. Both ruffles are finely gathered and stitched to 5/16-inch (6 mm) wide linen tape. |
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| Accession number | T.252B, C-1959 |
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| Record created | April 30, 2021 |
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