Stomacher
1740-1760 (made)
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Woman’s stomacher of fine bleached linen, backed with a coarser linen. The background pattern is corded with linen thread in running stitch in parallel lines, with a pattern of flowers, including a tulip, and ferny leaves corded with blue silk floss in back stitch. The stomacher is rectangular in shape, narrowing to a straight bottom edge.
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; corded and embroidered with blue silk |
| Physical description | Woman’s stomacher of fine bleached linen, backed with a coarser linen. The background pattern is corded with linen thread in running stitch in parallel lines, with a pattern of flowers, including a tulip, and ferny leaves corded with blue silk floss in back stitch. The stomacher is rectangular in shape, narrowing to a straight bottom edge. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Mary Davies |
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| Accession number | T.224-1931 |
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| Record created | September 21, 2007 |
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