P56 1770-90 Early Umbrella grey blue silk handle of wood Gig umbrella - Grey/green silk woven en disposition. P53 1770-80 Creme figured silk open robe Open robe - Cream silk with narrow ribbon stripes in strawberry pink, green and black ground pattern of scattered flower sprays. P51 1770-80 White Taffetta gown Girl’s open robe Pp49-50 c1775 Plain bright yellow silk taffeta polonaise Dress Polonaise - Sulphur yellow silk taffeta, blue stripe in selvedge. P47 1766-70 Soft Yellow and white striped figured silk trailing floral pattern Dress Open robe P45 1770-75 Striped floral silk jacket Jacket Maternity jacket / Jacket - Silk damask, cream ground with design of floral sprays. P35 1766-75 Cherry-red and white striped silk brocade, sack backed gown Sack back dress / Plain gold / One of two stomachers - Part of dress made of silk/wool weft/warp 410mm (16 in) wide. One of two stomachers - Part of dress made of silk/wool weft/warp 410mm (16 in) wide. Dress Open robe - Part of dress made of silk/wool weft/warp 410mm (16 in) wide. P33 1755-1775 Bright Mustard Yellow fine woolen cloth, an open robe with two matching stomachers. p31 1755-65 Mustard yellow crisp watered silk an open robe Open Robe / ().p26 1740s-70s Elaborate quited petticoats Dress petticoat / Dress petticoat.P24 18th century Blue satin petticoat quilted in lozenge shape pattern Dress petticoat P23 18th century Blue satin petticoat quilted in lozenge shape pattern Dress petticoat P21 1745-55 White quited satin hooded jacket with matching petticoat Hooded jacket / Petticoat - Made of stone white silk satin, quilted overall with matching thread. P19 1745-55 Pet-en-l’air or a French jacket Jacket Pet-en-l’air - A woman’s silk Pet-en-l’air dating from 1745-1755 pp 17-18 c1750 Mustard yellow robe, figured silk delicate floral sprays with a tiny spot pattern Dress Open robe - Made of gold silk damask with open design of flower sprays.P12 1720-50 jacket in yellow patterned silk of 1715-1720, but cut later than this and subsequently altered Jacket silk tissue
P9 1740-50 Mustard yellow dress of figured silk Closed robe en foureau P5 1735-45 Green silk open robe with deep pleated cuffs and a wide spreading skirt, both of which characteristics of the early ’40s Dress Open robe - Made of steel blue and lemon damask with small spot pattern The National Trust has also added bibiographic references to Patterns of Fashion I and English Costume in the 19th Century, but since I own neither of those books, I have not verified them. A few of Bradfield’s dates are off, but that’s to be expected. The color photographs, are, unfortunately, considerably less revealing of the original articles than Bradfield’s drawings. Here are a few objects, organized by page number. The wonderful Nancy Bradfield book Costume in Detail lacks color illustrations, but the national trust has published a few color photos of the Snowshill-Wade Costume Collection.
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