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Several were artists themselves, with aspirations to match those of the men, sharing the same artistic and social networks, yet condemned by their gender to occupy a separate sphere. Others inhabited and sustained a male-dominated art world as partners in production, maintaining households and studios, and socialising with patrons. Some were skilled in the arts of interior decoration, dressmaking, embroidery, jewellery-making—the fine crafts that formed a supportive tier for the 'higher' arts of painting and sculpture. 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