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Sleeves

1815-1825 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of sleeves made from white machine-made net. Full length and tapering towards the wrist, gathered at regular intervals onto a cord, and these puffs are held by lengths of cord stitched the length of the sleeve. At the top they have white silk ribbons for attachments to the dress and at the wrist a white cut carrickmacross-work cuff.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Sleeve
  • Sleeve
Materials and techniques
Machine-made net, silk ribbon, cutwork
Brief description
Pair of sleeves made from machine-made net, England, 1815-1825
Physical description
Pair of sleeves made from white machine-made net. Full length and tapering towards the wrist, gathered at regular intervals onto a cord, and these puffs are held by lengths of cord stitched the length of the sleeve. At the top they have white silk ribbons for attachments to the dress and at the wrist a white cut carrickmacross-work cuff.
Credit line
Given by the family of the late Mrs Egerton M. Baines
Collection
Accession number
T.278&A-1968

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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