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Subject: Embroidery Subject: Embroidery Subject: Embroidery Subject: Embroidery Date: 1865 Collection: Digital Dress Collection Collection: Digital Dress Collection Collection: Digital Dress Collection Collection: Digital Dress Collection Collection: Digital Dress Collection Collection: Digital Dress Collection Collection: The Henry Ford Historic Costume Collection-
Men's Slippers, about 1858
Undress or negligee dress was the term given to casual, loose-fitting clothing worn in the morning before changing in to fashionable day dress. Men's embroidered slippers (bright-colored worsted work on canvas) were very popular in the early Victorian period. Ladies magazines often included embroidery patterns for house slippers that a woman mightmake for her husband as a gift. Please note that the term Berlin Work or Berlin Woolwork comes from the fact that the best embroidery patterns came fro…
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Nightcap, about 1865
According to the donor, the nightcap was made by Sarah Quigley for her wedding night about 1865. Unfortunately, after completing the nightcap, Sarah Quiqley discoverd that it was too small to wear.