Anonymous 1902-1921 "Dress History” Annotated painting signed AA maybe as she appeared ready

maybe as she appeared ready to go to church

tick by tick

Cecilia's Day

and also has a bit of a Mona Lisa aspect

hers tiny in comparison the the rest of her body

Anonymous 1902-1921 "Dress History” Annotated painting signed AA maybe as she appeared readyThe recent book by fashion historian and museum curator Kate Strasdin, The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe, put dress diaries on my radar. The subject of Stradin's extensively researched book was a dress diary started in 1838 by a Mrs. Anne Sykes, holding snippets of fabrics from a range of garments owned by her or family members, with annotations as to when and what and where worn together creating a unique record of their