Bodice
1660-1669 (made)
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This bodice trimmed with parchment lace is a rare example of late 17th century women's dress in the V&A collections. Typical of 1660s fashion are the long waist, off-the-shoulder neckline and short, full, cartridge-pleated sleeves. The bodice fastening took the form of a lacing through the eyelets at the back. It has a complex understructure of boned channels and layers of linen, with a channel for a separate busk at the front. A petticoat of matching satin, with a padded roll underneath, would have been worn with the bodice, as part of a formal ensemble.
The bodice is decorated with a two-coloured silk cord in mushroom and cream, and a silk bobbin lace with silk-wrapped parchment, in green, pink, yellow, black, cream and tan.
The bodice is decorated with a two-coloured silk cord in mushroom and cream, and a silk bobbin lace with silk-wrapped parchment, in green, pink, yellow, black, cream and tan.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, whalebone, bobbin lace, parchment, linen thread, silk thread, metal strip, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Woman's boned bodice, 1660s, ivory satin, trimmed with bobbin lace with parchment & coloured silk |
| Physical description | A boned silk satin bodice with off-shoulder neckline, elongated, pointed waist and short, full, pleated sleeves. Two lacing bands with eyelets for fastening at the back. Trimmed with bobbin lace made with silk-wrapped parchment and a variety of passementerie elements made of metal strip and purl wrapped with coloured silk threads. The bodice is lined with green, pink, blue and white chiné silk. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Purchased from Miss Gifkins in 1889. No details of provenance on registered description. |
| Summary | This bodice trimmed with parchment lace is a rare example of late 17th century women's dress in the V&A collections. Typical of 1660s fashion are the long waist, off-the-shoulder neckline and short, full, cartridge-pleated sleeves. The bodice fastening took the form of a lacing through the eyelets at the back. It has a complex understructure of boned channels and layers of linen, with a channel for a separate busk at the front. A petticoat of matching satin, with a padded roll underneath, would have been worn with the bodice, as part of a formal ensemble. The bodice is decorated with a two-coloured silk cord in mushroom and cream, and a silk bobbin lace with silk-wrapped parchment, in green, pink, yellow, black, cream and tan. |
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| Accession number | 429-1889 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2007 |
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