A Lady’s Legacy: Regency-to-Romantic Garments of Mary Newhall, England, ca. 1828
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This remarkable early 19th-century textile ensemble offers a rare glimpse into Regency-to-Romantic era fashion, featuring six original garments and accessories attributed to Mary Newhall, preserved with exceptional detail.
👗 The centerpiece is a cream muslin dress, entirely hand-stitched, with a round neckline, demi-gigot sleeves, and a frilled waist with drawstring. The skirt is adorned with four bands of broderie anglaise at the hem, while the bodice and sleeves feature eyelets for narrow green ribbon (replaced). Hand-made lace cuffs .
📏 Bust: 73.5 cm (29 in), Waist: 56 cm (22 in), Length: 145 cm (57 in)
👠 A pair of cream silk wedding shoes by Dupont, Regent Street, each trimmed with a silk bow. The left shoe retains its engraved maker’s label, a hallmark of Regency-era craftsmanship.
📏 Width: 5.5 cm (2.25 in), Length: 25 cm (9.75 in)
👜 A cream silk reticule, inked with stylized vegetal motifs in sepia on both sides, accented with pale pink silk ribbon bows and a matching drawstring.
📏 Size: 21.5 x 21 cm (8.5 x 8.25 in)
🧣 A green gauze fichu, woven with a silver leaf pattern and vine leaf border, finished with a knotted fringe all around.
📏 Size (excluding fringe): 127.5 x 55 cm (50.25 x 21.75 in)
🧻 A fine lawn handkerchief, inscribed in contemporary ink with the name Mary Newhall, showing light toning and scattered small holes.
🧤 A pair of knitted cream cotton fingerless mittens, elbow-length, showcasing the delicate utility wear of the period.
📏 Length: 36 cm (14.25 in)