Ladies & a few gents, I'm trying to find a better picture of a single garment with cotton sleeve puffs filled with down. There's a tiny picture in Payne showing a gal in all a mix of c1825-33 unmentionables. She's wearing a short sleeved something with down-filled crescents to make those late 1820s-early 1830s sleeves take form. My question concerns the nature of the puffs. Does anyone have a better picture, museum description or similar garment? The garment was, when this photo was take, at the Gallery of English Costume, Manchester. The collection URL is http://www.manchestergalleries.org/the-collections/search-the-collection/ but doesnt fully describe the puffs. I'm particularly seeking construction & attachment details.
The book, Blanche Payne's, History of Costume, 1st ed. p. 492. Thanks all, --cin Cynthia Barnes [email protected] _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
