I got my picture of
the lady of Shalott down off my wall and examined it. The sleeves do look set in. I can barely
make out the seam attaching the sleeve to
the dress– it’s on top of the shoulder, not
dropped. The sleeves fit very close to the arm right up to the shoulder and the under arm. The checky pattern on the
biceps looks more like and arm band than
trim. It seems to sit on top of the dress.
And, like the Accolade, the dress is closely fitted with no sign of side lacing. There are wrinkles on the side,
which could be because the lady is
sitting. The skirt is definitely gathered to the bodice under a wide black belt. It’s interesting that her gown appears
totally different to me now that I’ve looked at
it closely.
–Lydia
Message #759, January 24, 2003