Pieced Back Italian Gown | Hamilton Blue | 1770 - 1785 spo-disabled madder root (rubia tinctoria)

madder root (rubia tinctoria)

So-called Canton porcelain was made as "blanks" at Jingdezhen

it brings a piece of early American history to your holiday greenery

and wax sticks that slide in a drawer on the side of the box

please note if you prefer a lighter or darker brown in your order notes

Pieced Back Italian Gown | Hamilton Blue | 1770 - 1785 spo-disabled madder root (rubia tinctoria)This 18th century Italian style gown reflects regional construction techniques that set it apart from its English and French counterparts. Most notably, the front and back seams are shorter and smoother, creating a refined silhouette with less dramatic shaping. The back of the gown features distinctive piecingparticularly at the top of the back panels and along the skirthighlighting both the economy of fabric and the skilled hand of the maker.