Anonymous 1902-1921 "Dress History” Annotated painting signed AA Cubes measure 1 1/8” cubed

Cubes measure 1 1/8” cubed

maybe as she appeared ready to go to church

Cecilia's Day

who originated I know not where

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

Anonymous 1902-1921 "Dress History” Annotated painting signed AA Cubes measure 1 1/8” cubedThe 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