Silk and cotton Austrian ball gown with hand embroidered straw, from 1865. [3500×5260]
by ImpossibleTiger3577
Silk and cotton Austrian ball gown with hand embroidered straw, from 1865. [3500×5260]
by ImpossibleTiger3577
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https://sammlung.wienmuseum.at/en/object/687125-ballkleid-3-teilig/
>embroidered straw
Wait **what**? ‘Straw’ is somehow a typo for silk, right?? My quick and dirty oogling Google of ’embroidered straw’ brought up images of bold folk art style hats and tote bag type stuff, nothing like this delicate and dainty dress! 🥰
So you’re saying turning straw into gold is a real thing