At 04:44 30/05/2006, you wrote:
I am more inclined to believe that it is simply, quilted. I have seen
quilted work from some extent petticoats that look like this but I wouldn't
rule out trapunto. Can anyone read what it says under the picture?
Also note that the cap and the cap pattern do not match. Same goes for the
forepart. Similarities but not the same.
De
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>>http://www.my-drewscostumes.dk/l-stomacher.htm
> I suspect very strongly that this is trapunto work, not embroidery as
> such. A Danish friend of mine has a waistcoat embroidered in a very
> similar style, and of the same date. I have photos of it in close-up,
> and of the back, and you can see where the candlewick ends are left.
The reason I think it is trapunto is that I have seen several pieces
of this period, in white, on linen, and have been able to look at the
backs, where you can clearly see that they are not just quilted, but
threaded with what I have always been told was candlewick. If it was
quilted, rather than threaded, these "threads" would not be visible.
There are extant bedgowns in the V and A which use this method, but
on a much larger scale. My Danish friend's piece is on a very small
scale, as the Swedish pieces seem to be.
Suzi
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