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Jacket

Jacket

  • Place of origin:

    England, Great Britain (made)

  • Date:

    1630-1639 (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Linen, linen thread, silver spangles, hand-sewn and hand-embroidered

  • Museum number:

    324-1903

  • Gallery location:

    In store

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Silver spangles (sequins) and drawn-thread and pulled-thread work adorn this woman's linen jacket. In this type of needlework, strands of the woven linen are cut and pulled away. The remaining warp or weft threads are then embroidered together to create an openwork effect, in this case a grid of squares and circles. Spangles arranged in a diaper pattern further enhance the geometric pattern of the needlework. The jacket's simple style with a high waist and short, puffed sleeves is characteristic of the 1630s.

Physical description

A woman's linen jacket of drawn-thread-and-pulled-fabric work, embroidered with silver spangles. High waist and full sleeves.

Place of Origin

England, Great Britain (made)

Date

1630-1639 (made)

Artist/maker

unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Linen, linen thread, silver spangles, hand-sewn and hand-embroidered

Dimensions

Length: 19.5 in back, Width: 45.5 in including sleeves

Object history note

The jacket was cleaned by Messrs. Pullar at a cost of 2s. 6d., 26th August, 1903. (see RF 92400/1903)

Purchased. Registered File number 82323/1903, 6163/1903.

Descriptive line

Linen jacket of drawn-thread-and-pulled-fabric work, embroidered with silver spangles, England, 1630-1639.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Hart, Avril and Susan North, Historical Fashion in Detail: the 17th and 18th centuries, London: V&A, 1998, p. 196

Materials

Linen; Linen thread; Spangles

Techniques

Embroidering; Hand sewing

Subjects depicted

Floral patterns

Categories

Textiles; Women's clothes

Collection code

T&D

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