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| The original gown at http://www.kci.or.jp/archives/digital_archives/detail_59_e.html |
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| At Hyde Park Barracks, Sydney.
The Hyde Park Barracks is a brick building and compound designed by convict architect Francis Greenway between 1818–19; originally built at the head of Macquarie Street (1819) to house convict men and boys.
The site is managed by the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales as a museum open to the public for a modest fee. The site is listed on New South Wales' State and Australian National Heritage registers, and is inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List as one of 11 pre-eminent Australian Convict Sites as amongst "the best surviving examples of large-scale convict transportation and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts."
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| This gown is worn with period undergarments: chemise, stays and a linen chemisette. I made the stays many years ago and they're still going strong! |
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| Dancing in the gown at Redcoats & Convicts Day at Hyde Park Barracks |
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| Minding a stall at the Redcoats & Convicts Day when a handsome gentleman comes by to visit... in the blue wool tailcoat I made him a few years back. So nice to match at last! |
The Progress Shots...
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| Piping the neckline trim. All piping was hand sewn. |
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| Pinning the trim in place - figuring how to make them lie flat. |
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| Attaching the piped ruffles to the skirt. |
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| Before adding the sleeves |
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| Back of the dress - second attempt. I tried pleats at first but gathers were best with such a ruffled hemline. |
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| Detachable cuffs |
