Sleeve Ruffle
1750-1770 (made)
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Woman’s left double sleeve ruffle of fine bleached muslin with shaped and scalloped lower edge. It is tamboured in linen thread and embroidered with drawn-thread work in a design of flowers, arches and ribbon motifs. The scalloped edge is worked in buttonhole stitch, and a bobbin picot.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton, linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Woman's left double sleeve ruffle of muslin whitework, 1750-70, British |
| Physical description | Woman’s left double sleeve ruffle of fine bleached muslin with shaped and scalloped lower edge. It is tamboured in linen thread and embroidered with drawn-thread work in a design of flowers, arches and ribbon motifs. The scalloped edge is worked in buttonhole stitch, and a bobbin picot. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.152-1923 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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