Broderie Anglais Christening Gown is handmade in a traditional design.embroidery, broderie anglais, christening gown

Example of production method.Length of white cotton with four rows of transfer printed patterns for Broderie Anglais embroidery.cotton, broderie anglais

made by & worn as bridesmaids dress by Estelle Macnaughtan (Bannister), 10th Jan 1953 at sister's wedding.Example of handmade bridesmaid's dress & cap.Broderie Anglais bridesmaids dress Cap & belthandmade wedding party costume c 1953

Made for donor's mother.Half circle white linen with 15cm band on broderie anglais.embroidery, garment, broderie anglais, mid 19th century

White cotton, broderie anglais, probably from a night dress. Design of birds and flowers.embroidery, broderie anglais, garments, 1900-20, bodice

This flounce is the work of 5 sisters.Piece of white cotton fabric with a 25 cm band of Broderie Anglais, and a triple scalloped edge of buttonholing.embroidery, broderie anglais, flounce, late 19th century, australia

White cambric with entire surface in Broderie Anglais. Design of lattice,leaves and flowers in satin stitch. Collar is entirely edged with oval holes.embroidery, collars, broderie anglais, mid 19th century, england

Deep band of machine made broderie anglais in a feather pattern, with some tucks, Yoke has bands of machine embroidered insertion sewn with Feather stitch.embroidery, whitework, garments, 1900-20, england, broderie anglais

The donor of the petticoat is Ms Nancy Maggs. Nancy's grand-mother, Sarah Flagg, was the owner of the petticoat. Sarah Flagg and her family arrived in Melbourne in the 1840s.Sarah Flagg was the original owner of the petticoat. Sarah was the grand-mother of Nancy Maggs. Nancy Maggs had the petticoat in her possession before she donated it to the City of Moorabbin Historical Society.White half, floor-length petticoat with 3 tiers. A light blue ribbon woven around at knee length of the petticoat. Broderie anglais trimming round the first two tiers and through sections of the bottom half of the petticoat. There are 6 panels of the same embroided floral design which runs around the outside of the petticoat, between the Broderie anglais sections. There is a small side slit on the top right-hand side of the petticoat. Two small buttons are located down the side of the slit, but the third button is missing. The garment is in good condition, with mild discolouration in certain areas.petticoat, underwear, undergarment, waist slip, white, 1900s, sarah flagg, nancy maggs, broderie anglais, embroidery, blue ribbon, needle lace, lace, moorabbin, bentleigh, cheltenham, dressmaking, sewing, craftwork, brighton, market gardeners, pioneers, early settlers

Irish christening gown. Cotton machine made broderie anglais which includes horse shoes, one section of which is upside down for luck. There is a drawstring at the neck and tie at the back waist. Machine construction and pintucks in two bunches on the skirt.embroidery, irish, broderie anglais, christening gown, garments

Circular white linen fabric with a scalloped satin stitch edge and small broderie anglais flowers. Two birds on one side are in satin and seeding stitches. A spray of flowers and drawn and pulled thread work fillings and satin stitch is also part of the decoration.embroidery, mats, broderie anglais

Made by Mrs Jessie Isabella McFarlane of North Melbourne, who came to Australia at the age of 9 in 1852 (nee Robertson). for her eldest daughter Alice in the early 1870's.White cotton dress with V shaped bodice decorated with broderie Anglais, skirt with scalloped edge almost entirely embroidered. Cape has broderie collar and front edge, a band of Broderie, a band of gathering and a band of ruching, finished with a Broderie edge which is scalloped.embroidery, garments - childs, broderie anglais, australia, 1900-20

This garment provides a good example of the mode of dress that young girls (4yo) wore in the Kiewa Valley circa 1920's early 1940'sHistorically this blouse details the fashion of this era. The simplicity of the cut of the blouse is offset by cotton lace and anglais stitching and piping. piercing colours for youngsters was not in vogue and home made clothing was a greater necessity in the Kiewa ValleyBlouse white cotton/linen for girl. Front opening with four button holes, no buttons. Blouse has set in sleeves, top flares out over hips size approx four(will fit 4 year old), long sleeves with broderie anglais cotton lace on edge of cuffs, piping where sleeves join bodicelace, garment, blouse, broderie, anglais

Made for the trousseau of Mary Elizabeth Williams, who married in 1874.White cotton, entirely handmade, with sleeves and neck edging of broderie anglais. Front bodice has 3 strips of broderie anglais alternating with tucking.embroidery, whitework, garments, england, late 19th century

White cotton pillowcase with wide Broderie Anglais border.manchester, bedding

White cotton pillowcase with wide Broderie Anglais border.manchester, bedding

Full length cotton nightdress with long sleeves and front buttoned placket opening. Four buttonholes and two button only. Yoke of cotton broderie anglais lace with frill of broderie anglais lace at square neck. Sleeves trimmed at cuff with inset broderie anglais lace and trimmed with broderie lace frill.costume, female nightwear

Handmade for Glory Box by Emily Templeman in 1917.Fine white cotton edged with 10cm broderie anglais - with tie tapes.manchester, bedding

Brian Millane's grandmother made gown and petticoat in 1881/1882. Used in 1967 at christening of Brian and Michelle's first child. Was worn by many generations of the Millane's family.Long cotton christening gown with handmade eyelet/broderie anglais on skirt and bodice. Four tucks on each side of broderie anglais on bodice. Sleeves and neckline edged with lace. Opening at back pearl button and tie at waist. Pin-tucks in skirt layered between broderie anglais lace. Petticoat is sleeveless with lace and tucks at hemline. Opening at back of bodice with ties.millane family, st john's church mitcham

White ribbon insertion band. Broderie anglais frill top with deeper frill at bottom.costume accessories, collar accessories

White cloth with Broderie Anglais border used to cover baby's face from sun and insectscostume, infants'

UnknownBlue transfer design on cotton. Design for four pairs of sleeves to be embroidered in Broderie Anglais technique775 Four pairs of sleeves printed, green labelflowers, cotton

Strip of handmade broderie anglaise probably part of the bottom of a petticoat. The band is 330 mm deep, edged with scallops with an overall diamond pattern. Edge is buttonholed but eyelets are oversewn.embroidery, fragments, late 19th century, broderie anglais

Used in the Viennese home of the Baroness Felicitas Wiedersperger and her daughter Maria.White cotton, with 60 mms broderie trimming on top and around the skirt of apron. Bib is gathered into an upward peak at waist. Cap is shaped upward at the centre, and has a tie of black ribbon threaded through slots.embroidery, broderie anglais, 1900-20, austria, maid

Used in the Viennese home of the Baroness Felicitas Wiedersperger and her daughter Maria.White cotton Cap is shaped upward at the centre, and has a tie of black ribbon threaded through slots.embroidery, broderie anglais, 1900-20, austria, maid

In the early 19th century, infant baptismal gowns were modelled on dresses worn by adult women. Gowns were typically made of fine white linen or cotton, and often trimmed with tucks, lace, whitework embroidery, and other handwork. The Kew Historical Society's collection includes over fifteen christening gowns dating from the 19th and 20th centuries.Long, white cotton christening gown. The bodice includes a number of pieces of lace, most notably a panel of broderie anglais at the centre of the bodice. Bands of lace are also used at the neck and on the sleeves. The skirt is gathered below the waist allowing the fabric to form folds.The lower section of the skirt five pleated bands and a hem also created from broderie anglais.christening gowns, ceremonial clothing, children's wear, baptismal clothing, victorian historical themes — 8.6 marking the phases of life

Handmade white cotton pantaloons typical of underclothing from the late 19th and early 20th century.White cotton pantaloons or bloomers worn as women's underwear. A button at both sides of the waist/top. The legs are trimmed with broderie anglais lace. This item is handmade (homemade). womens-underwear

The Fashion & Design collection of Kew Historical Society includes examples of textiles dating from the 18th, 19th and 20th centuries. Some of the textiles, were used as items of clothing, others as items of household decoration, or simply as travel souvenirs. These textiles were created both domestically and internationally. Predictably with the growth of an ethnically and culturally more diverse community in Kew after the Second World War, textiles, clothing and objects in the collection inevitably reflected this diversity. Cotton voile sleeves edged with broderie anglais. In poor condition, may have been removed from another garment. Probably hand worked, it is an example of cut worklace, women's clothing, sleeve cuffs, engageantes