Rare Antique Silk and Gilt Thread Embroidered Apron : C18th England European silk brocade There are a few missing

There are a few missing glass beads

It would have been worn over a white lace muslin cap (please see photos for reference)

In excellent condition for a piece of this age

a tiny pair of fine gold gilt embroidered blue leather children’s slippers dating from the 19th century Ottoman era and still with the silver printed stamp of the shop which reads “

but I couldn’t resist photographing them on my collection of Staffordshire dogs

Rare Antique Silk and Gilt Thread Embroidered Apron : C18th England European silk brocade There are a few missingAn amazing find! A rare survivor from the 18th century, this incredible hand embroidered silk and gilt thread apron. This is not an apron as we think of them today, but was worn as a decorative layer on top of a dress costume, which added interest and pattern. This is a highly skilled piece of embroidery aprons and other decorative textiles were made solely to display an 18th century woman's prowess with the needle. The large scale of the symmetrical