Tabbed Caraco | Palace Bloom | 1775 - 1785 18woolgown his long courtship and complicated

his long courtship and complicated marriage to Dorothy Quincy

not only of the industrious and reticent Martha Ballard but of her society

25" blown glass finial ornament features a rich

Tension: 22 sts x 28 rows

Tabbed Caraco | Palace Bloom | 1775 - 1785 18woolgown his long courtship and complicatedThis style of caraco closes in the front with three narrow and evenly spaced overlapping tabs. These tabs are spaced out down the front of the bodice, pinning closed to the wearer's measurements, making the fit quite forgiving. A matching stomacher is included with the jacket, as the remaining space was historically filled with a stomacher or a handkerchief worn over the stays. The back features pleating seen on a number of period examples, including