Conserving a Rare 360-Year-Old Dress | The Silver Tissue Dress

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  @hollybyrd6186 · 2 years ago

  Im trying to imagine how gorgeous it would have looked in full candlelight.

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  @vbrown6445 · 3 years ago

  It would be great if they could do a computer image of the gown to shown how it would have looked originally, with the shine and glimmer the silver would have had without the dullness of time. I'm sure it was spectacular.

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  @naturalcambion3747 · 3 years ago

  I just imagine that the original wearer was so enamored with the dress and what it stood for and the memories it represented. That she hid the dress away, safe and secure. Only to be forgotten after her mortal release for hundreds of years. Such precious whispers of the past.

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  @jmash7751 · 3 years ago

  Astonishing that this exists after being worn 360 years ago! Hard to wrap my head around that. Much respect to the conservators who work so hard to repair and maintain these amazing garments. I cannot imagine how stressful it could be working on something like this. Just amazing!

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  @-Reagan · 3 years ago

  Wow I really hope Kim Kardashian doesn’t see this

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  @ConclaveCabal · 3 years ago

  What a jaw dropping garment. I can’t believe how beautiful it still is, after almost 400 years. Just Imagining it on the original wearer, silver glinting under candle light, the rustling of the silk as she moved…it’s so incredibly enchanting

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  @nancymcgee4776 · 3 years ago

  Hats off to you Ann-Marie for being able to work on that dress without shaking! I'd have been afraid to even breathe on it! Sure wish it could talk....what a story it could tell! Thank you!

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  @Soapartisan875 · 1 year ago

  I can imagine the talent and skill of the dressmaker back in that era to make such a gorgeous garment. To think that many where self taught by just watching their mothers, grandmothers sew is just incredible .

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  @DipityS · 3 years ago

  It's something close to a miracle to find such a fine gown from so long back - not altered or turned into another item - but preserved as it was first created.  What an amazing find - I wonder how that happened - what series of events let it come down to us intact?

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  @twimama43 · 3 years ago

  The entire dress....stunning but that lace.  The craftsmanship and skills leave me speechless.  Thank you so much for sharing this dress with us.  :)

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• DJ

  @DJL78 · 3 years ago

  These episodes should be 45 minutes longer.

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  @DollPOP528 · 3 years ago (edited)

  I can only imagine how elegant it looked back when it was in its heyday, and how the Lady who wore it must have been so stunning when she wore it. <br><br>Just imagine the silver thread glistening in the light of the candles and oil lamps as they flickered! She must have looked like she was glittering like a star! I imagine she felt some sentimental attachment to the dress, so she left it as is, tucked away in a trunk or armoire. Maybe as she aged and wanted to reminisce, she’d take it out to lovingly fondle the fabric. <br><br>Thankfully, whatever the reason it remained as it was, it can now be preserved and serve as a sort of window into the past. A veritable and tangible link to the aristocracy of the 1600’s and the fashions therein.

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