Green Stripe Satin, WSV 155

100% Silk, 54" Wide

p>This asymmetrical wide stripe satin is on a changeable green to light brown taffeta that could be used for a gentlemen’s waistcoat and coat or a lady's petticoat, gown or jacket. Silk garments were often stolen as in The Proceedings of the Old Bailey recorded in 1779 of a man and a woman who "were indicted, the first for feloniously stealing . . .  three striped silk gowns, value 28 s." Several colors of silk quilter's thread would be possible for button holes depending on the look you want.

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