Sleeve Part
1730-1750 (made)
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Left upper sleeve and right undersleeve of a woman’s bodice of ivory silk taffeta with a supplementary weft of silver strip, later sewn together. The upper sleeve is embroidered with coloured silks and silver-gilt filé and strip in a pattern of flowers and ‘C’ scrolls.
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Silk, silver, gold; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief Description | Altered part of the sleeve of a woman's bodice, 1730-50, Italian; ivory silk taffeta with silver strip, embroidered |
| Physical Description | Left upper sleeve and right undersleeve of a woman’s bodice of ivory silk taffeta with a supplementary weft of silver strip, later sewn together. The upper sleeve is embroidered with coloured silks and silver-gilt filé and strip in a pattern of flowers and ‘C’ scrolls. |
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| Accession Number | CIRC.277-1928 |
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| record created | June 24, 2009 |
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