I did some research on portraits in 1800’s in North America, and there is one striking one with I think a green dress and white lace sleeves. I know this primitive artist travelled with accessories in his kit, so that may be the reason, but there it is. So sorry, I haven’t time to find the ref, I can’t access my document right now, but I found it just by googling portraits from 1800’s or something like that. They are a wonderful resource for us.
Good luck! I have made one in the past with white sleeves to match the chemisette, but wasn’t sure of the history then. Lynn Macintyre _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
