Sleeve
1650-1675 (made)
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This elbow-length sleeve of linen fabric has been removed from a woman's garment, possibly a waistcoat or bodice. It may have been part of the lining for a woman’s bodice. The shape of the sleeve and the cartridge-pleating at the top relate to the fashionable sleeves of women’s dress between 1650 and 1675.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen fabric, linen thread; hand-woven, hand-sewn and hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Sleeve, F, British, 1650-1675, embroidered linen |
| Physical description | An elbow-length sleeve of linen fabric from a woman's garment. It is cut in two pieces, like a tailored waistcoat or bodice, with a decorative line of embroidered knots along the inside of the sleeve. The upper edge is cartridge-pleated and held in place with two lines of stitching and a very narrow bias-cut linen strip. |
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| Object history | This sleeve was acquired with T.467:1-1997 and thought to be part of it or another garment associated with it. Further study of these objects has determined that T.467:1-1997 dates from the early 19th century. The style and construction of this sleeve indicates that it was probably part of a linen bodice or waistcoat dating from about 1650-1675. |
| Summary | This elbow-length sleeve of linen fabric has been removed from a woman's garment, possibly a waistcoat or bodice. It may have been part of the lining for a woman’s bodice. The shape of the sleeve and the cartridge-pleating at the top relate to the fashionable sleeves of women’s dress between 1650 and 1675. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.467:2-1997 |
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| Record created | April 1, 2014 |
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