Very interesting article! I wonder, though, if the apron/dress may have been made of wool instead of linen. I reread the article, and it doesn't actually say what the dress itself was made of. It was stitched with linen, which makes sense, and the silk was backed on linen, which also makes sense. However, the original drape would work if the dress were made of a relatively heavy wool. Sort of like a rectangular cloak on backwards.
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