Stomacher
1750-1775 (made)
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Possibly a woman's stomacher of dark pink silk satin, U-shaped. It is couched with silver and silver-gilt filé, in a symmetrical design of abstract shapes. It is backed with red cotton printed with a small repeating spot motif of white asterisks.
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Materials and techniques | Silk, cotton, silver, gold; hand-woven, block-printed, hand-embroidered |
Brief description | Possibly a woman's stomacher of dark pink silk satin, 1750-75, possibly British; embroidered metal threads. |
Physical description | Possibly a woman's stomacher of dark pink silk satin, U-shaped. It is couched with silver and silver-gilt filé, in a symmetrical design of abstract shapes. It is backed with red cotton printed with a small repeating spot motif of white asterisks. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs O. L. Meyrick-Jones |
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Accession number | T.189-1959 |
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Record created | September 21, 2007 |
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