Robe
c.1760
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Magistrate's robe of crimson satin, faced with crimson silk taffeta. The 1⅞-inch (4.7 cm) collar is ‘grown on’; the back part of the body of the gown, the front collar in 2 pieces. It has ⅝-inch (1.5 cm) shoulder wings and full sleeves tapering to the wrist below the elbow. The robe is top-stitched around all the parts and hem. There are 8 worked buttonholes at each wrist with corresponding buttons covered with crimson silk thread. There are 25 worked buttonholes at the top of the left front, with a further 50 below, grouped in fives, with corresponding buttons.
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Materials and techniques | Silk; hand-woven, satin weave, hand-sewn |
Brief description | Magistrate's robe of crimson satin, Italy, c.1760 |
Physical description | Magistrate's robe of crimson satin, faced with crimson silk taffeta. The 1⅞-inch (4.7 cm) collar is ‘grown on’; the back part of the body of the gown, the front collar in 2 pieces. It has ⅝-inch (1.5 cm) shoulder wings and full sleeves tapering to the wrist below the elbow. The robe is top-stitched around all the parts and hem. There are 8 worked buttonholes at each wrist with corresponding buttons covered with crimson silk thread. There are 25 worked buttonholes at the top of the left front, with a further 50 below, grouped in fives, with corresponding buttons. |
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Credit line | Given by Carlo Sestieri |
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Accession number | T.19-1975 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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