How many more wonderful textile related words can you squeeze into this title? Plaid. Silk. Taffeta. Boutis. Quilt. Each on its own denotes something special, but when taken together? It is beyond the ordinary, everyday.
This cheerful French
silk taffeta, most likely intended for a dress, was in circulation by 1764 --it
appears in Selling Silks: A
Merchant’s Sample Book by Leslie Ellis Miller. There is at least one extant
example of a gown made from the same or very similar plaid, sold at Whitaker
Auction.
Taffeta is a
very thin silk. The batting used to quilt the boutis has pushed the silk, causing
strain and resulting in damage. However, the design of the hand stitching also
holds the silk together. Although damaged due to folds and wear, with tears to
the boutis and shattered silk, it nonetheless is valuable as a study piece.
Formerly from www.Trouvais.com collection
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