Stomacher
1740-1760 (made)
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Woman’s whitework stomacher of bleached linen, backed with the same bleached linen. It is embroidered and corded with linen thread in backstitch and drawn-thread work, worked through both layers of linen, in a pattern of large flowers. The stomacher is triangular, with a shaped point and a wide short skirt on each side, each with a small pocket flap and small pocket bag of linen behind.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Woman's stomacher whitework linen, 1740-60, Britsh; corded, drawn-thread work, skirted |
| Physical description | Woman’s whitework stomacher of bleached linen, backed with the same bleached linen. It is embroidered and corded with linen thread in backstitch and drawn-thread work, worked through both layers of linen, in a pattern of large flowers. The stomacher is triangular, with a shaped point and a wide short skirt on each side, each with a small pocket flap and small pocket bag of linen behind. |
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| Accession number | 221-1891 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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