Original: Gingham Bib Gown, c.1800

Silk/cotton gingham dress c. 1800.
In the John Bright Collection.

I picked this dress because it's a lovely example of a bib-front dress that's not in white cotton. Also, I wish I'd found this back when I was making mine, as the the museum obligingly photographed the bodice under-structure (click through for that, as well as a back view). There's also a very interesting layered detail on the sleeve.