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Stomacher

ca. 1750 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woman’s stomacher of figured green silk taffeta. It is triangular in shape and applied with ribbon of silver strip, silver bobbin lace and knotted silk fringe, in horizontal rows.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, silver; hand-woven, hand-sewn, bobbin lace
Brief description
Woman's stomacher of green figured silk, 1750c, Italian?; applied silver ribbon, lace and coloured silk fringe
Physical description
Woman’s stomacher of figured green silk taffeta. It is triangular in shape and applied with ribbon of silver strip, silver bobbin lace and knotted silk fringe, in horizontal rows.
Dimensions
  • Length: 36.0cm (approx)
  • Width: 26.5cm (approx)
Collection
Accession number
T.209-1916

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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