Over the past few years, I have started to accumulate my own collection of clothing.  I don't know how it happens! Lingerie dress, ca. 1911 Lingerie dress, ca. 1920 These pages are a work in progress: for each garment, I would like to have a catalogue entry, a short condition report, pictures, a pattern, and … Continue reading My Collection

 White linen lingerie dress.  High squared collar, edged with a machine-made net, mitered at the corners, and bound with bias tape.  Neckline is surrounded by satin stitch embroidery of leaf and flower motifs; flower petals are filled in with same net.  Bodice is constructed in one piece with sleeves, which are decorated with similar leaf … Continue reading Lingerie dress, ca. 1911

The Smock The pattern for the smock came from The Tudor Tailor. The fabric is a linen/cotton blend, the embroidery is done in cotton embroidery floss, and the seams are done with cotton/poly thread in a running stitch. The overall look of the smock came from Portrait of an Unknown Child by an artist of … Continue reading Tudor Kirtle and Smock