This group of jackets uses one basic body with front, sleeve, cuff, skirt and length variations. Each view is composed of different peices, and pieces may be combined to create other styles.
View A is cut with a long skirt, center front closure, and sleeves with winged cuffs, suitable for the 1750's. View B has a long, full skirt, open front, stomacher and cuffed sleeves, as was worn in the 1760's. View C has a short, full skirt, open front, stomacher and curved sleeves, appropriate for the 1770's. VIew D has a short skirt with pointed back, open front, stomacher and curved sleeves, appropriate for the late 1770's - 1780's.
This original design is made to be worn over stays and will not flatter a 21st century figure.
The elements of this original pattern have been derived from extant garments if the collections of Snowshill Manor, The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, the Kyoto Costume Institute, and a private collector.
