Choosing my clothing
As I was perusing my copy of Copley (available
used, at not too expensive prices, they go up and down, this
book is a must-have for research!), I noticed some mistakes. One does
get used to this, eventually, but it continues to infuriate me! On
page 307, in the discussion of Mrs. Paul Richard, it says that she is
wearing a plain cotton apron, and that Copley only painted women in
aprons twice. Well...that apron doesn't look like cotton to me, it
looks like a not quite opaque linen, in other words, a very good every
day apron, not one I'd wear to cook in! They reference p. 314, Dorothy
Quincy, in her apron, but then, on page 319 there is Mrs. Mifflin, in
what is quite clearly an apron!
Dorothy
Quincy in her apron (I much prefer to link to the owner of the
painting, but MFA website is not cooperating.)
Mrs Mifflin in her apron
Since Mrs
Skinner and Mrs
Winthrop both have gowns with robings and ribbons in a typical
pattern, I think I will make my new gown in their style, with ribbons on
the stomacher, in a pink rather like Dorothy Quincy.
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