Georgian period and sometimes earlier. Gowns, robes or dresses of Chinese hand painted export silk, embroidered, brocade or damask. Spitalfields silk gown and lengths of Spitalfields silks. Jumps or waistcoat, a stomacher and a caracao or jacket and a quilted & embroidered petticoat. Hand knitted stockings and Georgian shoes. Chinese export silk damask skirt and Indian export apron. A cord quilted cap and Mrs Darcy's! nightshirt. A riding waistcoat and a Staymaker's bill. A rare Gentlemen's brocade waistcoat and a sixteenth century shoe.
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