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Fine Indian mull dress embellished with floral tambour work embroidery. The cap sleeves feature a combination of lace, applied cording, and faggoting, which is a style of embroidery in which threads are fastened together in bundles.

Fine Indian mull dress embellished with floral tambour work embroidery. The cap sleeves feature a combination of lace, applied cording, and faggoting, which is a style of embroidery in which threads are fastened together in bundles.

Dress

Description

Fine Indian mull dress embellished with floral tambour work embroidery. The cap sleeves feature a combination of lace, applied cording, and faggoting, which is a style of embroidery in which threads are fastened together in bundles.

Creator

Date

1800s

Materials

cotton mull, lace

Dimensions

11 inches (shoulder), 25.5 inches (bust), 28.5 inches (waist), 53 inches (length)

Object ID

1957.40.1

Resource ID

3756

Notes

Dress's date range: 1805-1810

Credit Line

The Estate of Miss Jeannette Dobbin.

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

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