As stated in the picture, the pattern dates from the end of the 18th century and can be found in "Patterns of Fashion Vol. 1 1660-1860 - Englishwomen's Dresses and their Construction" by Janet Arnold, ISBN 978-0896760264 (warmly recommended). So far I have the fabric at home and am currently fitting the pattern to my measurements. All the patterns from this book can easily be enlarged by 800% using a photocopier (which saves shitloads of time!) and then just need to be adjusted to your body (test piece from cheap cotton fabric necessary).
Well yeah, so far, so good. This is the fabric:
And as to the rest, I have just discovered that it's useless to start this project without a decent dressform. So, postponed again. At least that gives me time to re-work the corset and sew a bustle pad to give the dress the right shape. Renaissance bumroll wouldn't work well here...
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