Stomacher
1710-1730 (made)
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Woman’s stomacher of ivory silk satin, triangular, with a shaped, rounded point at the bottom. It is embroidered in satin stitch with red, pink and green silk floss and twist, and silver filé in a symmetrical floral motif. The edges are bound with a narrow silver-filé woven lace. The stomacher was probably cut from a larger embroidery.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, silver; hand-woven, hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Woman's stomacher of ivory silk satin, 1710-1730, British; embroidered coloured silk, metal threads |
| Physical description | Woman’s stomacher of ivory silk satin, triangular, with a shaped, rounded point at the bottom. It is embroidered in satin stitch with red, pink and green silk floss and twist, and silver filé in a symmetrical floral motif. The edges are bound with a narrow silver-filé woven lace. The stomacher was probably cut from a larger embroidery. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs O. L. Meyrick-Jones |
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| Accession number | T.185-1959 |
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| Record created | September 19, 2007 |
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