Smock
1600-1650 (made), 1650-1700 (altered)
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Image robe for a statue, converted from a woman’s smock of linen, embroidered with coloured silks and partially wrapped silver filé. It has a high square neckline and full sleeves; the cuffs and neck are edged with needle-lace picots. The smock was shortened and the hem embroidered into picots. The sleeves and gussets were unpicked, re-hemmed and blue and pink silk ribbons attached to fasten the sleeves.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, silk, silver; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn, needle lace |
| Brief description | Smock to dress a statue, 1650-1700, Italian; linen embroidered with coloured silks, metal thread, lace ribbon |
| Physical description | Image robe for a statue, converted from a woman’s smock of linen, embroidered with coloured silks and partially wrapped silver filé. It has a high square neckline and full sleeves; the cuffs and neck are edged with needle-lace picots. The smock was shortened and the hem embroidered into picots. The sleeves and gussets were unpicked, re-hemmed and blue and pink silk ribbons attached to fasten the sleeves. |
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| Accession number | 226-1893 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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