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Smock

1650 - 1700 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Neck edge to hem length: 86.6cm (approx)
  • With sleeves outstretched width: 162.0cm (approx)
Production typeUnique
Collection
Accession number
1081-1901

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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