It's lovely, but someone has some crossed wires somewhere. It's the garment
itself that dates from the time of Pitt the Younger, not the period when the
last wearer is said to have been Speaker!
Kate Bunting
Librarian & 17th century reenactor
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Good to know. --RA
On Jan 27, 2011, at 4:26 PM, Kimiko Small wrote:
I know the person who posted this link to the comm originally did
send him a link to this on his lj. Otherwise, I would have.
Kimiko
On Jan 27, 2011, at 6:26 AM, Ruth Anne Baumgartner wrote:
I hope Bjarne is getting a lo
I know the person who posted this link to the comm originally did send him a
link to this on his lj. Otherwise, I would have.
Kimiko
On Jan 27, 2011, at 6:26 AM, Ruth Anne Baumgartner wrote:
> I hope Bjarne is getting a look at this!
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h-costume
Wow, Kimiko, thanks for posting. John Boehner's mauve tie doesn't
quite come up to this standard!
I hope Bjarne is getting a look at this!
--Ruth Anne Baumgartner
scholar gypsy and amateur costumer
On Jan 27, 2011, at 12:07 AM, Kimiko Small wrote:
Hello all,
This just came over a community
Hello all,
This just came over a community I am on, and I thought folks here might be
interested in the eye candy. The embroidery is what caught my eye. Not my
period, so no idea if this is good or what. Just pretty.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Georgian-18thC-finely-embroidered-waistcoat-Provenance-/36