p31 1755-65 Mustard yellow crisp watered silk an open robe Open Robe / ().p26 1740s-70s Elaborate quited petticoats Dress petticoat / Dress petticoat.P24 18th century Blue satin petticoat quilted in lozenge shape pattern Dress petticoat P23 18th century Blue satin petticoat quilted in lozenge shape pattern Dress petticoat P21 1745-55 White quited satin hooded jacket with matching petticoat Hooded jacket / Petticoat - Made of stone white silk satin, quilted overall with matching thread. P19 1745-55 Pet-en-l’air or a French jacket Jacket Pet-en-l’air - A woman’s silk Pet-en-l’air dating from 1745-1755 pp 17-18 c1750 Mustard yellow robe, figured silk delicate floral sprays with a tiny spot pattern Dress Open robe - Made of gold silk damask with open design of flower sprays.P12 1720-50 jacket in yellow patterned silk of 1715-1720, but cut later than this and subsequently altered Jacket silk tissue P9 1740-50 Mustard yellow dress of figured silk Closed robe en foureau P5 1735-45 Green silk open robe with deep pleated cuffs and a wide spreading skirt, both of which characteristics of the early ’40s Dress Open robe - Made of steel blue and lemon damask with small spot pattern The National Trust has also added bibiographic references to Patterns of Fashion I and English Costume in the 19th Century, but since I own neither of those books, I have not verified them. A few of Bradfield’s dates are off, but that’s to be expected. The color photographs, are, unfortunately, considerably less revealing of the original articles than Bradfield’s drawings. Here are a few objects, organized by page number.
She and her companions show the range of white and not-white clothing seen in early 19th century fashion plates, and the range of head wear, too.The wonderful Nancy Bradfield book Costume in Detail lacks color illustrations, but the national trust has published a few color photos of the Snowshill-Wade Costume Collection.
I like our Lady in a Half-Robe and her deep-brimmed bonnet showing curls at her brow.
We also get a chemisette on the lady at the counter, along with a very dashing hat, a fancy tiered necklace on the lady in pink, who also carries a green…umbrella? Parasol? With just a veil, that seems likelier than the longest reticule ever. I’ve been using it of late, and the representative genres are quite similar to what we see in the Cruikshank.) (If you are curious about some of the books in the Library at the John Brown House, check out t his tumblr bibliography. Not only do we get an array of reading material (Novels, Romance, Sermons, Tales, Voyages & Travels, Plays), we get costume tips and– special bonus– a dog gnawing its leg. There’s a lot to love in this image, even with its fuzzy “between 18” date. Isaac Cruikshank, 1756–1810, British, The Lending Library, between 18, Watercolor, black ink and brown ink on medium, lightly textured, beige wove paper, Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
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