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Condition photographs of the straw work Regency hat, c1800-1810

Condition photographs of the straw work Regency hat, c1800-1810

This amazing early Regency turban style hat is selling in the Department Store right now, but photographs are limited, so I want you to...

Construction of a Romantic Era gown

Construction of a Romantic Era gown

Some time ago I 'visited' the website of the expert Meg Andrews [www.meg-andrews.com] and saw that she had sold three pairs of 1830's...

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Learning about 17th Century clothing from a fragment

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An exciting discovery inside an early 17th Century embroidery!

Condition photographs of the straw work Regency hat, c1800-1810

Take Two Gowns: Mid 18th Century Features

Pink Love Hearts! Mid 18th Century quilted petticoat

Dresden Work & Shadow Stitch - an 18th Century puzzle.

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