1782 Prince de Lamballe Crushed Roses Regency Over dress The design recalls printed cottons

The design recalls printed cottons used for informal Regency outerwear and transitional Romantic fashion

The surviving fragment was block printed in mordant style on plain-woven cotton—a technique valued for producing rich

creating a lively and highly characteristic early 19th-century textile appearance

then Theslöf or Theslef

gives the fabric a refined late 18th-century character

1782 Prince de Lamballe Crushed Roses Regency Over dress The design recalls printed cottons1780s Rose Silk for Italian Open Dress This rose coloured variation is based on an original textile recorded in the Gazette des atours de la Reine Marie Antoinette (1782). The vertical stripe structure, softened by pale rose tones and dark ikat like markings, gives the fabric a refined late 18th century character. The Crushed Roses colourway creates a warmer and more romantic expression than the grey version. It would be especially effective for an