Yes, a thing of beauty. And it is in wonderful condition. I was at a local antique store recently and one of the dealers had one displayed, but the silks and satins in it were faded or just threads, but the embroidery stitches were still good...I was tempted, but walked away after looking at it for a long time...
the women who made these were more the upper class, so to speak, who had "staff" to do the mundane things like cleaning and cooking and minding their children, while they sat in their lovely gowns doing this beautiful handwork...at least that's what I have read.....