Displaying items by tag: delany

Wednesday, 04 January 2017 17:45

Delany, Mary (1700-1788)

Mrs Mary Delany (1700-1788), née Granville, was an accomplished embroideress, designer and artist (her paper cuttings were famous), and writer, who commented in her extensive and extant correspondence on the garments and their cut and decoration, of the men and woman of her social circle.