Stomacher
1730-1750 (made)
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A stomacher is a decorative panel of fabric, usually triangular in shape, worn to fill the space between the front edges of a woman’s open gown. The stomacher formed part of the ensemble of fashionable women’s dress from the 1680s to the 1780s. This example is embroidered in coloured silks in a pattern of leaves and flowers. The diagonal lacing is decorative only, as pin holes in the tabs on either side of the stomacher indicate how it was fastened to the gown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen; hand-woven, block-printed, hand-sewn and hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Woman's stomacher of blue silk taffeta, 1730-50, British; embroidered with coloured silks, silver thread, block-printed linen lining |
| Physical description | Woman's stomacher of blue silk taffeta, embroidered in coloured silk twist and couched with silver filé in a floral pattern. It is triangular in shape, with 2 narrow short skirts on each side. It has decorative lacing across the front and 3 tabs of silk on each side for attaching to a gown. The stomacher is lined with linen block-printed with red. |
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| Credit line | Given by Messrs Harrods Ltd. |
| Summary | A stomacher is a decorative panel of fabric, usually triangular in shape, worn to fill the space between the front edges of a woman’s open gown. The stomacher formed part of the ensemble of fashionable women’s dress from the 1680s to the 1780s. This example is embroidered in coloured silks in a pattern of leaves and flowers. The diagonal lacing is decorative only, as pin holes in the tabs on either side of the stomacher indicate how it was fastened to the gown. |
| Associated object | T.708-1913 (Ensemble) |
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| Accession number | T.708B-1913 |
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| Record created | July 23, 2007 |
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