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Object Name: undersleeves & sleeve ruffles

Date: 1750-1780

Accession Number: 1970.206
Image Copyright: © Manchester City Galleries

Physical Description

Support
 
Technique
  • embroidering
Description

Made up as later undersleeve. White muslin. Edge embroidered with small buttonhole stitched scallops, enclosing border of interlacing drawn thread work and long and short stitch filling, floral sprigs in chain stitch, long and short stitch, buttonhole stitch and drawn thread work, cut and with join to make up into straight frill for later undersleeves of muslin.

Dimensions

Type: length (sleeves)
Height: 26 cms
Width:
Depth:

Type: width (frill)
Height:
Width: 7
Depth:

Type: length (frill)
Height:
Width: 73
Depth: