Stomacher
1720-1740 (made)
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Woman’s stomacher, triangular in shape, of bleached linen, backed with a slightly coarser linen. It is corded, embroidered with linen thread in half-back and satin stitches, French knots and drawn-thread work and couched with knotted linen cord in a pattern of large flowers and leaves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, corded |
| Brief description | Woman's stomacher of linen whitework, 1720-40, British; corded, drawn-thread work |
| Physical description | Woman’s stomacher, triangular in shape, of bleached linen, backed with a slightly coarser linen. It is corded, embroidered with linen thread in half-back and satin stitches, French knots and drawn-thread work and couched with knotted linen cord in a pattern of large flowers and leaves. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.303-1911 |
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| Record created | September 19, 2007 |
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