Dr Isabella Rosner
@IsabellaRosner
Textile Historian🪡 Curator @royalneedlework | Research Consultant @witney_antiques | BBC/AHRC New Gen Thinker 2023 | host @sewwhatpodcast | she/her, views own
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Some incredibly detailed black on black silks in Frans Hals's 'Portrait of Catharina Brugman' (1634) National Gallery plus a fine example of a 17th-century bucket bag.
In honour of the birthday of Charles Frederick Worth, it's #Frockingfabulous #HouseofWorth day! When Worth meets the Tudor rose, it's a marriage made in heaven. C.1900, via the Met. #Fashionhistory
Friday treat time. Robe in a sack (sacque) back or volante style, red silk woven with a dense mirror repeat design of foliage in white, silver & green. Textile c1726-28, dress c1740 National Museums Scotland collections #dress #dress history #fashionhistory
This circa 1823 swatch book from Rouen, France, is a wealth of information regarding historical textiles. It contains more than 700 samples of printed cotton fabrics, ranging from plaids and stripes to vibrant florals and even some whimsical mushrooms! #OSVMuseumCollection
For once, I really am truly *delighted* to announce that our book is out in the world. It means so much to Dr Lucie Whitmore and I to be able to share the stories of all the amazing Londoners featured here.
American, Quaker.
Wedding Dress, 1841.
Figured silk. Worn by Rebecca Thompson (Philadelphia, 1811-1881) at her marriage to Isaac Paschall Morris on November 17, 1841.
©️ Philadelphia Museum of Art
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