silas thatcher Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 these are actually curtains my wife found... mostly linen-- i think 60/40 linen, cotton... i am thinking there is enough to make a frock coat out of it... what do you think of the print, though ??? close enough to use for gaop, or way off base ?? my hand is there to show some kind of dimensions the floral print has... tia
MarkG Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 Jennie think that it looks like a 19th century-style rose instead of an 18th century one. Mark
LadyBrower Posted August 15, 2009 Posted August 15, 2009 It looks like my favorite waverly print that I am desperately trying to convince hubby would be excellent in the new house... Meaning it is absolutely unfit for the period and you should donate them to my 1860's home.... =) Sorry, I don't actually know. Cook and Seamstress to the Half Moon Marauders Lady Brower's Treasures, Clothing and other treasures Hell Hath No Fury like the Wrath of a Woman... No that's it. She doesn't need a reason. www.myspace.com/halfmoonmarauders www.myspace.com/faerienoodle
silas thatcher Posted August 15, 2009 Author Posted August 15, 2009 wasn't 100 % certain... the print seemed not quite right to me for some reason... so, i asked... i guess connie gets to keep her curtains... a new frock coat is kinda way down on the list anyway...
silas thatcher Posted August 15, 2009 Author Posted August 15, 2009 It looks like my favorite waverly print that I am desperately trying to convince hubby would be excellent in the new house... Meaning it is absolutely unfit for the period and you should donate them to my 1860's home.... =) Sorry, I don't actually know. lol !!
lady constance Posted August 16, 2009 Posted August 16, 2009 tell him to send a pic of the temporary living room curtains--- but i think they might be too girly for him..... LOL!!!!!
LadyBarbossa Posted September 3, 2009 Posted September 3, 2009 According the Beth Gilgun (author of "Tidings of the 18th century"), the cabbage style roses are more of a 19th c style design. Earliest it could have been used is around 1812. That's according to Beth Gilgun. I've yet to see the cabbage roses printed onto fabrics before the French Rev War. Maybe Sterling can shed some light on this. ~Lady B Tempt Fate! an' toss 't all t' Hell!" "I'm completely innocent of whatever crime I've committed." The one, the only,... the infamous!
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