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Evening overdress made of Egyptian silk tabby, ca 1801 England and Egypt, Royal Ontario Museum Posting this again because I’ve just now realized that the listing is for the overdress alone. I don’t know if the dress they have under it is original to the era or of it’s a reproduction. Either way, they’re beautiful together. People of the Regency/Empire/Federal era weren’t just fascinated by ancient Greece and Rome; they also drew influences from Asia and ...
