Anonymous 1902-1921 "Dress History” Annotated painting signed AA 4 3/4" x 2 13/16"

4 3/4" x 2 13/16"

Sight area: 10 7/8" x 8 1/2"

Cubes measure 1 1/8” cubed

hers tiny in comparison the the rest of her body

who originated I know not where

Anonymous 1902-1921 "Dress History” Annotated painting signed AA 4 3/4" x 2 13/16"The recent book by fashion historian and museum curator Kate Strasdin, The Dress Diary: Secrets from a Victorian Woman's Wardrobe, put dress diaries on my radar. The subject of Stradin's extensively researched book was a dress diary started in 1838 by a Mrs. Anne Sykes, holding snippets of fabrics from a range of garments owned by her or family members, with annotations as to when and what and where worn together creating a unique record of their