Ladies jacket white cashmere, lined silk trimmed black and gold braid and edge fringe, c1870.The lin
Ladies jacket white cashmere, lined silk trimmed black and gold braid and edge fringe, c1870.The lines of this cording provide a wonderful contrast to the plain body of this coat. The pattern follows the different pieces of the garment emphasising the openings which will allow the coat to move as the wearer moves. Subtlety of colour is added due to the cord being bi-coloured which softens the outlines. Cording decoration became very popular on white women’s dresses of the 1860s, often in black but examples of brown and blue cording can also be found. -- source link
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