Sheer beauty of muslin
Today relegated to babies and jam-makers, muslin was once a cloth that clothed empires. The finest Bengal muslin was exclusively woven for the Mughal court; Indian muslin was traded with the Roman and Ottoman empires. Favoured by French queen Marie Antoinette, its popularity survived the French Revolution and was much loved by Empress Josephine.
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