Bodice
1630-1639 (made)
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In the 1630s, women’s fashions featured high waistlines and short full sleeves set deep into the back of the bodice. This bodice demonstrates that slashing, popular in the 16th century, continued well into the 17th century. The satin has been deliberately cut in regularly placed wavy lines, and its edges cut into scallops. The bodice has a boned foundation of canvas and buckram on the inside, which laces at the front. Although only the bodice of this outfit now survives, it would have been worn with a petticoat and the ensemble completed with stomacher, lace ruff and cuffs.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk satin, silk taffeta, canvas, buckram and whalebone, handsewn |
| Brief description | Woman's bodice, English, 1630s, oyster-coloured satin, slashed and scalloped |
| Physical description | Ivory satin, slashed, with internal foundation of buckram and linen, reinforced with whalebone, lined with silk taffeta. |
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| Object history | This bodice was acquired as part of the Isham Collection |
| Summary | In the 1630s, women’s fashions featured high waistlines and short full sleeves set deep into the back of the bodice. This bodice demonstrates that slashing, popular in the 16th century, continued well into the 17th century. The satin has been deliberately cut in regularly placed wavy lines, and its edges cut into scallops. The bodice has a boned foundation of canvas and buckram on the inside, which laces at the front. Although only the bodice of this outfit now survives, it would have been worn with a petticoat and the ensemble completed with stomacher, lace ruff and cuffs. |
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| Accession number | 172-1900 |
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| Record created | August 25, 2005 |
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