hyena-b0y:petermorwood:klvtastic:zhuanghongru:Handmade embroidery on European men’s clothing in the
hyena-b0y:petermorwood:klvtastic:zhuanghongru:Handmade embroidery on European men’s clothing in the 18th centuryfucking awesomeI’m pretty sure I’ve reblogged this before, but for the sake of history, costume and in memory of some incredibly skilled needlewomen whose names we’ll probably never know, it’s worth reblogging again.@vinceaddams Lovely, but these are not all 18th century, some are early 19th. They’re all court dress, and court fashions change much more slowly than everyday ones.1. Court coat c. 1810, France, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne2. Late 18th or early 19th century court suit, The Met3. Late 18th century court suit, Nordiska Museet.4. Late 18th (or early 19th) century court suit, antiquedress.com5. Same as #36. Court suit c. 1810, French, The Met.7. Court suit c. 1780′s, probably French. The Met.8. Same as #29. As far as I can tell this is from Kerry Taylor auctions and the pictures aren’t on the site anymore. Court coat, France or Spain, 1790s with later alterations.Also, regarding the last comment, professional embroidery shops employed both men and women. And they were paid by the amount of thread they used! -- source link
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