1790's roundgown

1790's roundgown

Pattern from an extant 1790's gown from a collection in Lund, Sweden. Fabric; Anneli from IKEA, a cotton/linen blend, copied from an actual 18th century fabric. Picture taken at Lövstabruk manor house, Sweden.

I have ancestors that were nobility without a title, though they were quite wealthy. They lived in the eastern provinces of Sweden and was probably not present at court. I imagine that a lady in that family would have money enough to be fashionable, but being in the provinces, still not have the pressure to be high fashion. The roundgown is fashionably cut for the early 1790's, but in a more practical fabric than silk. Printed in cotton was an expensive fabric in the 18th century, but manufactured quite extensively in Sweden and many extant clothes in such fabric remains.