Danish Museum Gowns w/Patterns

[cosmoblue]

Found these though not all exactly regency but still pretty if you like romantic as well.

tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=8
tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=85
tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=10
tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=88

[Sarha]

Those are so pretty!

[cosmoblue]

I think it is fantastic that they have given the patterns for them, If only I could read them.

[Mme de Beaufort]

You may wish to solicit the assistance of a certain Danish girl by the name of Miss Ida. :?

[cosmoblue]

Help, Miss Ida!

[Goblin, esq.]

For this one:

tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=8

My loose translation of the text is:

A White Bride

Bridal dresses have not always been white. It was not until the end of the 18th century that the white bride with veil(?)[slør] and wreath(?)[krans] became fashionable. Before that time, one was married in one's best clothes. There were never hard and fast rules for what a bridal gown should look like. The cut of the dress, the materials, the color, and the length all followed the fashion of the time. Since the end of the 18th century, white has dominated bridal fashions, at least for those who could afford it. The trend(?)[Skikken] has continued to this day, even during periods when white was not otherwise fashionable for dresses. Among farmers and [den jævne del] of villagers, black wedding gowns have been customary. It was not just a question of economy, but also of tradition. White didn't belong to that part of the population; white was for "their betters". This fashionable white chemisedress of nettlecloth - fabric woven of nettle fibers - was probably worn by baroness Eleonora Sophie Rantzau (b. 1779), when she was married in 1797 to count(?)[lensgreve] Preben Bille-Brahe, Hvedholm.

Description of Costume

The dress consists of a skirt and a bodice. The skirt has large-scale(?)[groft] white embroidery along the bottom. The very short bodice is (??)[foret] and has internal drawstring(?)stays(?)[snøreindretning] in front. Behind, the fabric is pleated to the bodice. The front is gathered to the bodice, goes up over the shoulders, and comes together in a point(?)[spids] in the back, where they (??)[danner en kravelignende besætning]. The dress closes in front. The sleeves are half-length and lined(?)[forede]. The skirt is long, with a train in the rear.

Skirt, length in back: 135 cm
Skirt, length in front: 113 cm

Okay... I think the words I'm missing are probably the most important technical terms, so I should probably leave it to Miss Ida.

[cosmoblue]

Chris - Thanks for the translation. Can you read the pattern?

[Mme de Beaufort]

chrisber said:

For this one:

tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=8

My loose translation of the text is:

A White Bride

Bridal dresses have not always been white. It was not until the end of the 18th century that the white bride with veil(?)[slør] and wreath(?)[krans] became fashionable. Before that time, one was married in one's best clothes. There were never hard and fast rules for what a bridal gown should look like. The cut of the dress, the materials, the color, and the length all followed the fashion of the time. Since the end of the 18th century, white has dominated bridal fashions, at least for those who could afford it. The trend(?)[Skikken] has continued to this day, even during periods when white was not otherwise fashionable for dresses. Among farmers and [den jævne del] of villagers, black wedding gowns have been customary. It was not just a question of economy, but also of tradition. White didn't belong to that part of the population; white was for "their betters". This fashionable white chemisedress of nettlecloth - fabric woven of nettle fibers - was probably worn by baroness Eleonora Sophie Rantzau (b. 1779), when she was married in 1797 to count(?)[lensgreve] Preben Bille-Brahe, Hvedholm.

Description of Costume

The dress consists of a skirt and a bodice. The skirt has large-scale(?)[groft] white embroidery along the bottom. The very short bodice is (??)[foret] and has internal drawstring(?)stays(?)[snøreindretning] in front. Behind, the fabric is pleated to the bodice. The front is gathered to the bodice, goes up over the shoulders, and comes together in a point(?)[spids] in the back, where they (??)[danner en kravelignende besætning]. The dress closes in front. The sleeves are half-length and lined(?)[forede]. The skirt is long, with a train in the rear.

Skirt, length in back: 135 cm
Skirt, length in front: 113 cm

Okay... I think the words I'm missing are probably the most important technical terms, so I should probably leave it to Miss Ida.

There are .pdf patterns for some of these gowns. This one in particular. I'm hoping Ida will help translate those... Because I want that gown. It's bloody gorgeous.

[Mme de Beaufort]

Two of those gowns are from the romantic period, and one of the regency gowns is very late regency, and it's all puffy and fussy.

[cosmoblue]

admin said:

Two of those gowns are from the romantic period, and one of the regency gowns is very late regency, and it's all puffy and fussy.

The puffy fussy one is 1822 I believe. I made sure to mention that they are not all exactly regency in my original post.

[Goblin, esq.]

Translating the PDF pattern is trickier, since I have to make it clear which bits of text are which. Here goes. (Please, Miss Ida, make any corrections you think necessary.)

Brudekjole 1797
Wedding dress 1797

Af hvidt batist
med lærredsfor
i liv og ærmer
Of white batiste(?)
with linen lining
in the bodice and sleeves

ærme
sleeve

forret med
lærred
lined with
linen

Mål: 1 tern = 5 cm
Karen Jacobi 1981
Scale: 1 square = 5 cm
Karen Jacobi 1981

Afklippet kant bukket om på vrangen
The cut edge pleated(?) on the reverse side

løbegang til
bændel på
vrangen
(?) to
a tape on
the reverse side

læggene D-E er
fæstenet på en
1.5 cm bred
bændel
The length(?) D-E is
attached to a
1.5 cm wide
tape

0.5 cm bred
søm langs
åbning
0.5 cm wide
seam along
the opening

FOR
FRONT

Fold
midt
for
Center front (fold)

Drapering
på livet
Draping
of the bodice

A-B er ikke syet fast
til lærredslivet, kun
til skørtet
A-B is not sewn
to the linen bodice, only
to the skirt

ægkant
selvage

hvit
bomulds-
broderi
white
cotton
embroidery

skørtet er kantet
forneden hele vejen rundt
men en 7 mm bred bændel
The skirt is edged
below all the way around
with a 7 mm wide tape

åben
slids
hertil
open
slit
to here

slidsen forstærket
på vrangen med en
7 mm bred bændel
the slit is reinforced
on the revers side by a
7 mm wide tape

klap som
dækker
snøringen
flap(?) that
covers
the lacing

B-F-H-E syet
fast til lærreds
livet over de
syede læg
B-F-H-E is sewed
to the linen
bodice over the
sewn layers(?)

læggene på ryg og sidestykke
tegnet 1:1
The length of back and sidepieces
drawn 1:1

læggene er
syet med en
rækte tætte
risting, som
er syet
igennem
læerredslivet
The length is
sewed with a
fine(?) stitch(?) whcih
is sewed
through (to)
the linen bodice


lærredslivet er
"betrukket" med
batist, der på ryg-
og sidestykker, er
lagt i dobbelt læg,
som er syet fast
langs de stiplede
linier
the linen bodice is
() with
batiste, on the back
and side pieces, and
laid in double layers
which are sewed down
along the dashed lines


opmålingen af diese 2 stykker
er antagligen ikke helt riktig
da læggenes dybde ikke kan
måles - desuden er detaljer
på 2 mm og derunder ikke
nøjaktige
The reconstruction(?) ofthese 2 pieces
is probably not completely correct
as the length's depth cannot
be gauged - besides details
of 2 mm or less are not
precise(?)

Liv
af lærred

det er 3
stivere
i livet
Bodice
of linen

there are 3
bones/stays
in the bodice

løbegang
med bændel
casing(?)
with tape

4 snørehuller
4 lacing eyelets

livet er syet fast
til skørtet langs
den stiplede linie B-C
the bodice is sewed
to the skirt along
the dashed line

fold
midt
bag
center back (fold)

Bag
Back

her er
påsyet en
6 cm lang
strop pa
livets
inderside
Here is
sewed on a
6 cm long
strip(?)tab(?)
inside the bodice

ægkant
selvage

There, I think I got all the text. (Thank heavens I did not have a lot to do at work today!) Let me know if I've missed any of it.

[cosmoblue]

You're a Rockstar!

[Goblin, esq.]

Now somebody had better make it, after all the effort I put in!

[Mme de Beaufort]

I would have to figure out how to scale that up to my .. uh... proportions, and I would make that dress.

[cosmoblue]

admin said:

I would have to figure out how to scale that up to my .. uh... proportions, and I would make that dress.

I'll totally help you as patterning is my strength.

[Miss Ida]

eh ill try and translate but it will take some time!

[Miss Ida]

lærredslivet er
"betrukket" med
batist, der på ryg-
og sidestykker, er
lagt i dobbelt læg,
som er syet fast
langs de stiplede
linier
the linen bodice is
covered with
batiste, on the back
and side pieces, and
laid in double layers
which are sewed down
along the dashed lines


opmålingen af diese 2 stykker
er antagligen ikke helt riktig
da læggenes dybde ikke kan
måles - desuden er detaljer
på 2 mm og derunder ikke
nøjaktige
The measuring of these 2 pieces
is probably not completely correct
as the length's depth cannot
be gauged - besides details
of 2 mm or less are not
precise

[Miss Ida]

but youve translated it quite well actually

Goblin are you of Danish decent??
that could be fun!

[Goblin, esq.]

No, I'm of Italian descent on my father's side, but I was born in Sweden and grew up Swedish-English billingual. I can't understand Danish or Norwegian very much, but I can puzzle out the written language (with the help of a dictionary!)

[cosmoblue]

cosmoblue said:

Found these though not all exactly regency but still pretty if you like romantic as well.

tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=8
tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=85
tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=10
tidenstoej.natmus.dk/periode1/dragt.asp?ID=88

Miss Ida, these are the gowns that have patterns that Steph mentioned in the Children's thread.