Smock
1650 - 1700 (made)
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The smock is made of three weights of linen, the finest on the neck and sleeves, a coarser linen for the body and one side gore of the coarsest. The smock has a wide square neckline, long full sleeves ending in cuffs. There are no fastenings at the neck and a thread button and buttonhole on each cuff. The neck is edged with linen bobbin lace. The shoulders edged with a narrow border of drawn-and-pulled-thread work. The sleeves are made up of horizontal bands of needle lace insertions and drawn-and-pulled-thread work. The cuffs are embroidered with white linen thread and edged with bobbin lace.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, linen thread; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn, bobbin and needle lace |
| Brief description | Woman's smock, 1650-1700, Italian; Linen, drawn & pulled thread work, bobbin and needle lace insertions and edgings. |
| Physical description | The smock is made of three weights of linen, the finest on the neck and sleeves, a coarser linen for the body and one side gore of the coarsest. The smock has a wide square neckline, long full sleeves ending in cuffs. There are no fastenings at the neck and a thread button and buttonhole on each cuff. The neck is edged with linen bobbin lace. The shoulders edged with a narrow border of drawn-and-pulled-thread work. The sleeves are made up of horizontal bands of needle lace insertions and drawn-and-pulled-thread work. The cuffs are embroidered with white linen thread and edged with bobbin lace. |
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| Production type | Unique |
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| Accession number | 1081-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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