Lot Essay
Possibly intended as long trousers for a stiltwalker.
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CIRCA 1840
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AN UNUSUAL PAIR OF ENGLISH WHITE MUSLIN EMBROIDERED PANELS
CIRCA 1840
Composed as outsize trousers of very fine white muslin over glazed cotton, the first worked in vivid silks and straw with poppies, cornflowers, and ears of wheat, and the second with brilliant fuchsia
Each approx. 75 x 62 in. (191 x 158 cm.) (2)
CIRCA 1840
Composed as outsize trousers of very fine white muslin over glazed cotton, the first worked in vivid silks and straw with poppies, cornflowers, and ears of wheat, and the second with brilliant fuchsia
Each approx. 75 x 62 in. (191 x 158 cm.) (2)
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