Portfolio of Work

A Small but Diverse Sampling of my Completed Works.
Additional examples will be shown as they become available.

 
Partial Cast of Folkways program at Salem Pioneer Village
Click picture for additional info & photos from this project
 
 

Cotton Calico Gown with Linen Petticoat & Stomacher
 

New Trimmings created for blue & white calico gown and petticoat

Child's Cloak in Flecked Rust Coloured Wool with Satin Ties

Toddler's Printed Cotton Gown & Wool Pudding Cap

c.1778 French Contract Coat
as worn by 2MA Regiment
 

Fully Boned Stays in Green Linen with Stomacher Front

Printed Linen Gown with Silk Marseilles Petticoat (on left)

Fully Boned Stays in Red Linen, Bound with White Leather

1770s Silk Ball Gowns for Mother & Daughter

1770s Pleated Child's Gown (shown with red wool handkerchief)
 

1770s Infant's Linen
Gown & Cap

c.1780 Sacque Gown in Blue & Gold Damask with Ruching


c.1770's Fully Boned Stays with Separate Stomacher


c.1640s Navy Worsted Wool Boned Bodice and Petticoat

c.1640 Gentlewoman's Ensemble in Wool & Linen

c.1808 Printed Cotton Gown & Ruffled Linen Chemisette


c. 1770s Fully Boned Strapless Stays in Bleached Twill


c. 1778 Gown en Fourreau
in Printed Cotton


c.1775 Printed Cotton Gown
& Coordinating Petticoats


c. 1770s Brown Wool Breeches, Fully Lined in Linen

 

 

   

c. 1857 Cream Watered
Taffeta Day Gown
with Purple Fringe Trimming

c. 1775 Waistcoat & Breeches
in Blue Herringbone
Weave Linen

Photograph

c. 1779 Man's Ditto Suit
in Printed Cotton Velvet

 

c. 1776 Printed Cotton Gown
with Yellow Silk
Quilted Petticoat

 

c. 1770s  Closed Gown in Wine Fustian and Girl's Back-Lacing Gown in Blue Herringbone Linen



c. 1779 Apricot & Coral Striped Linen Polonaise Gown with Matching Petticoat

 

c.1778 Blue Striped Linen
Gown en Fourreau with
White Marseilles Petticoat

 

 

c. 1770s Blue Linen Gown en Fourreau with Small Cuffs

       


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