Gown Parts
1760-1780 (made)
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Belt and fragment of embroidery from a woman’s gown of linen embroidered in satin stitch with coloured silk floss in a pattern of repeating floral motifs in 2 sizes. The outline of each motif is couched with partially wrapped silver filé.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts. (Some alternative part names are also shown below)
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, silk, silver; hand-woven, hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Fragments of a woman's gown, 1760-1780, British; linen embroidered with coloured silks and silver thread. |
| Physical description | Belt and fragment of embroidery from a woman’s gown of linen embroidered in satin stitch with coloured silk floss in a pattern of repeating floral motifs in 2 sizes. The outline of each motif is couched with partially wrapped silver filé. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.461A-1916 |
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| Record created | February 10, 2006 |
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