Stomacher
1740-1760 (made)
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Woman’s stomacher of fine bleached linen, lined with fine bleached linen. It is embroidered with coloured silk twist in satin, long and short stitches, in a pattern of carnations, against a ground of curvilinear stems backstitched in yellow silk floss. It is triangular in shape with 2 short narrow skirts on each side of the lower point, all cut in one piece. The edges are bound with linen tape and there are 3 short loops of cream silk grosgrain ribbon on each side for fastening.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, silk; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Woman's stomacher of linen, 1740-60, British; embroidered with coloured silks, carnations |
| Physical description | Woman’s stomacher of fine bleached linen, lined with fine bleached linen. It is embroidered with coloured silk twist in satin, long and short stitches, in a pattern of carnations, against a ground of curvilinear stems backstitched in yellow silk floss. It is triangular in shape with 2 short narrow skirts on each side of the lower point, all cut in one piece. The edges are bound with linen tape and there are 3 short loops of cream silk grosgrain ribbon on each side for fastening. |
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| Credit line | Given by Messrs Harrods Ltd. |
| Object history | Talbot Hughes collection |
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| Accession number | T.720C-1913 |
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| Record created | November 18, 2009 |
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