Hi,
Thanks for your feedbacks about this.
As there are examples with both, ill stick to the center back seam after
all.
That is the easyest to do, as i have 2 embroidered pieces each 140 cm wide.
Thanks again.
Bjarne
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Subject: [h-cost] question about robe anglaise.
Hi Bjarne!
I've recently done a c1776 robe anglaise, which is ~20 years before your
dress, so take my references with a grain of salt.
From a brief flip though my documentation binder, it seems very common to
have side-back seams in the skirt - which fall approximately mid-way
between the side seam and the CB area.
(Center back seams for the skirt were unusual, but I did find one
example.) It is my conjecture that the standard skirt construction was 5
fabric widths: 2 for the front and side and one full width for the center
back.
Here are the useful sources I had:
1) The closed robe in _Fitting and Proper_ has 2 side/side-back seams on
each side of the skirt between the CB and the seam where on an open robe
the front opening would start. Note, this dress, unlike yours, has the CB
of the bodice in one piece with the CB skirt panel.
2) The open robe anglaise on page 24 of _Fitting and Proper_ also has 2
seams in the skirt between the CF opening and the CB. Again, note that
this dress, unlike yours, has the CB of the bodice in one piece with the
CB skirt panel.
3) 1770-85 Polonaise gown on page 37 of _Patterns of Fashion_ - has
separate CB bodice and skirt panels. This is the only instance I found
with a CB seam in the skirt.
4) None of the robe anglaise with separate back bodice and back skirt
panels (for the 1776 era) in _Costume in Detail_ have center back seams -
Bradfield's seam line notations imply that their construction is the same
5 panel skirt construction described above.
5) The 1775-85 dress on page 40 of _Patterns of Fashion_ also has the 5
panel construction without CB skirt seam.
Hope this helps,
-s
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