Collection Spotlight: Historic Dress at Tabley - Talk
Thursday 05 November 2026 2:30pm
to
4:00pm
The Tabley House Stately Home Tabley
Ticket £17.00
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Fragments of dress, glimpses of the past. The Tabley House textile and costume collection brings together garments, accessories, and dress connected to the Leicester family and their wider circle, reflecting a long-standing love of fashion and all things fabulous. This talk with Alison Larkin, co-author with Jennie Batchelor, of Jane Austen Embroidery: Authentic embroidery projects for modern stitchers (2020) explores some of the most striking and intriguing pieces, offering insight into style, identity, and social life at Tabley over several centuries This event will take place in the Picture Gallery at Tabley House. Refreshments (tea, coffee, and cake) are included in the ticket price.
Location
The Tabley House Stately Home
Tabley
Knutsford
WA16 0HB