Indian Muslin
A delicate muslin English dress c. 1840–45 in our School collection is a recent acquisition which featured in our 2022 exhibition ‘Our Collection by Colour: No.1 WHITE’. The textile is semi-transparent, has an open weave and is extremely lightweight. Close inspection of the muslin suggests that it was mechanically spun and woven.
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