I'm late checking my email. I would love to have any books that needs a
good home especially garments from the 15th century up.
Lady Von
Hope I am not to late!
----- Original Message -----
From: "Helen Pinto"
To: "Historical Costume"
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2006 11:18 PM
Subject: [h-cost] Met Museum Bulletin
> In the process of (finally) unpacking my books, I've been finding things
> that could use a home other than mine. I have a Metropolitan Museum of
> Art Bulletin from back in the days when they sent members these glossy
> books every quarter. It's from the costume collection and contains large,
> high-quality pictures of garments from 1695 through the early 1950's,
> including microphotographs of some of the embroidered detail of the
> garments. It's nice to look at, but way past anything I'm really
> interested in.
> So... I will scan and send photos of anything that someone fancies, and
> the whole thing can belong to the first person who asks for it. (You have
> two weeks to ask for the pictures, then I'll mail it.) The highlights:
>
> - Complete embroidered woman's dress from 1695
> - Four men's 18th c embroidered coats, one uncut, one with original
> embroidery cartoon, one with pants and vest
> - Men's banyans
> - Assorted women's 18c dresses, one with panniers, most sack-backed, all
> embroidered or hand-painted, 1740's - 1795
> - Assorted women's 19c outfits, day dresses, evening wear, several from
> each decade
> - Assorted women's 20c outfits, evening wear, suits, etc, up to the 50's
>
> -Helen/Aidan
>
>
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>
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