Category: Undergarments
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1770s panniers
These panniers are made from the American Duchess Simplicity pattern 8579, size 14. The pattern is based on research and patterns drawn by the team at American Duchess, and is historically pretty good. I did machine-sew a good part of the project though, so that isn’t accurate! Panniers like these gave the slightly oval shape…
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1882 Drawers
These drawers are a part of the 1880s underwear set for my historical underwear collection project. They are made from the pattern for pantalons in La Mode Illustrée 1882, number 32. I’ve made them the size of the pattern pieces (plus seam allowance), without alteration. The finished waist is about 68cm (26.5inches). The drawers are…
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Linen shirt 1750-1820
Men’s shirts remained fairly constant during the eighteenth century. All fabric was hand spun and hand woven, and shirts were cut to make maximum use of the linen in a series of squares and rectangles. The construction is both genius and practical. Shirts were the main undergarment for men and were made of linen; fine…
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1830s morning jacket
We found this lovely cotton morning jacket in one of the last clothing boxes we opened to document at the museum. It’s a wonderful example of a garment a woman would wear at home in the morning, before dressing properly for leaving the house later in the day. We were particularly excited to find this…