Sack
1740s (weaving), 1745 - 1755 (sewing)
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A woman's sack of figured beige silk, brocaded in a design of formalised leaves and flowers in silver thread, strip and frisé. The sack is closed in front below the waist, with a wide skirt of ten widths of silk and would have been worn over a wide, square hoop. It has double robings at the front and elbow-length sleeves with deep, pleated, 'wing-shaped' cuffs. The bodice and sleeves are lined with linen. The lining is open at the back, with silk ribbons ties. Modern cotton tape ties were added to the front for display.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, silk thread, linen thread, silver thread and strip; hand-woven brocade, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | A woman's closed sack with wing cuffs, 1745-1755, English; Beige silk brocaded with silver, Spitalfields, 1740s |
| Physical description | A woman's sack of figured beige silk, brocaded in a design of formalised leaves and flowers in silver thread, strip and frisé. The sack is closed in front below the waist, with a wide skirt of ten widths of silk and would have been worn over a wide, square hoop. It has double robings at the front and elbow-length sleeves with deep, pleated, 'wing-shaped' cuffs. The bodice and sleeves are lined with linen. The lining is open at the back, with silk ribbons ties. Modern cotton tape ties were added to the front for display. |
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| Bibliographic reference | p.32-3; illustration with description and pattern
Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion 1: Englishwomen's dresses and their construction c.1660-1860 (Macmillan, London: 1984 edition) |
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| Accession number | T.87-1920 |
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| Record created | May 9, 2008 |
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