Greetings Mary Strang,

Someone who might be able to help you is
        Sharon Brown
        Courtier de Victoriana
        PO Box 191
        Frankfort, ME  04438-0191
                207/223-4013

She specializes in reproduction clothing and has become perhaps the largest
importer of velvets into the US due to her search for appropriate
materials.

(Mention my name, I expect a thank you if she gets to visit you.)

Edward Baker

Mary Strang wrote:
>I'm hoping someone out there will be able to
>help me with some research I'm doing for the
>Kensington Palace State Apartments and Royal
>Ceremonial Dress Collection (London).

>we are trying to recreate
>a dressmakers working and sales environment.


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Edward Baker
Supervisor of Interpretation
Mystic Seaport Museum
Box 6000
Mystic, CT  06355
(860)572-0711
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http://www.mysticseaport.org
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