tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post6048945690763937390..comments2023-10-20T11:17:47.246-04:00Comments on Two Nerdy History Girls: A real day dress for about 1835Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-70540042195106019312014-09-11T14:13:47.728-04:002014-09-11T14:13:47.728-04:00Deb, you are absolutely right! My error. Leg o m...Deb, you are absolutely right! My error. Leg o mutton is the "modern" term. I just checked and saw "gigot" in one of my 1830s magazines. This is what I get for not double-checking before posting! I'll fix the post accordingly. Thank you! Muslin was definitely expensive. I wonder if the museum used cotton interchangeably for muslin, because this was a very fine cotton, as I recall. But one can't touch!LorettaChasehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03641586650738945106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5022318990784415929.post-3591567738829795322014-09-11T10:57:37.639-04:002014-09-11T10:57:37.639-04:00I love this dress!
Muslin was an expensive cotton...I love this dress!<br /><br />Muslin was an expensive cotton fabric in the 1830s. <br /><br />Gigot sleeves are mentioned as early as 1828 (maybe earlier, but I just did a quick search in my records). <br />"... the sleeves en gigot, and terminated at the wrists by a deep, pointed cuff, turned back, and finished by a ruche." La Belle Assemblée, January 1828<br /><br />The term "leg-o-mutton" was used for a Worth dress in 1888, and as you said, was popular in the 1890s.<br />Deb Salisbury, Magic Seeker and Mantua-Makerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01513482264195697450noreply@blogger.com