Stomacher
Stomacher
1740s (embroidering), 1780s (altered)
1740s (embroidering), 1780s (altered)
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Woman's stomacher made from an earlier embroidery of green silk satin, embroidered in silver filé, spangles and foil and silver-gilt filé with blue glass pastes. It is worked in a design of a double-headed eagle. The stomacher is stiffened and lined with block-printed cotton depicting bramble tendrils and blue/red flowers against a red and white background. The stomacher is edged with beige silk with a white and black border.
Object details
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| Title | Stomacher |
| Materials and techniques | Silk, cotton, silver, gold, glass; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Stomacher, silk, embroidered, Germany, 1740-80s |
| Physical description | Woman's stomacher made from an earlier embroidery of green silk satin, embroidered in silver filé, spangles and foil and silver-gilt filé with blue glass pastes. It is worked in a design of a double-headed eagle. The stomacher is stiffened and lined with block-printed cotton depicting bramble tendrils and blue/red flowers against a red and white background. The stomacher is edged with beige silk with a white and black border. |
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| Accession number | 1442-1871 |
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| Record created | September 19, 2007 |
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