Stomacher
1725-1750 (made)
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Originally a woman's stomacher of white silk satin, acked with linen and embroidered in coloured silk floss in a design of flowers with central carnation. It has been cut down around the embroidery motif, removing any original binding and obliterating the original shape of the stomacher.
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Silk, linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered |
| Brief Description | Woman's stomacher of ivory silk satin, 1725-50, British; embroidered with coloured silks, altered |
| Physical Description | Originally a woman's stomacher of white silk satin, acked with linen and embroidered in coloured silk floss in a design of flowers with central carnation. It has been cut down around the embroidery motif, removing any original binding and obliterating the original shape of the stomacher. |
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| Accession Number | 873-1900 |
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| record created | September 19, 2007 |
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