book, instruction
Document/Book
Accession Number
998.004Description
A soft covered book bound in burgundy leather with the abbreviated title in gilded incised lettering. The inside covers are in a green floral pattern, 224 pages. The full title appears on the title page: "The Standard Work on Cutting Ladies Tailor-made Garments: A Complete Treatise on the Art and Science of Delineating All Garments For Women Made By Tailors"Narrative
In a large family house like Craigdarroch, one or more servants were usually adept with needle and thread. Sometimes they were skilled enough to make entire costumes. This book includes instructions for making many garments. A digitized version of another example of this book can be viewed here:https://archive.org/details/standardworkoncu00gord/page/n5/mode/2up (last accessed August 25, 2021)
