tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post7453446364816785801..comments2023-12-27T22:40:47.439-06:00Comments on Gentle Musings: 18th Century Vacation Part 1: Gowns, Waistcoats and SundryAnnahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095426164654110973noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3198844712067354490.post-12817772353048658982012-04-06T13:18:50.399-05:002012-04-06T13:18:50.399-05:00I am going a little bit insane right now because t...I am going a little bit insane right now because that waistcoat with the zig-zags? One of the waistcoats we're putting into <a href="http://www.albanyinstitute.org/z-%20aiha%20website/4-exhibitions/2012GreatStrange.htm" rel="nofollow">the upcoming exhibition</a> at the AIHA is its exact duplicate, down to the applied border. (The label says it's embroidered, but it's actually a woven design for both the body and the border.)<br /><br />That fan is in FANTASTIC shape, wow.<br /><br />I think the sacques would be 1760s rather than 1770s (or maybe up to 1773 or so), and I don't think it's likely that the first one was worn in 1791. The second one kind of looks to me - especially because the label says it was worn for a portrait in the 1920s (unless that's just unclear wording?) - like the stomacher was added later, too.Cassidyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03596345781746342408noreply@blogger.com