Bodice
1625-1650 (embroidered), 1650s (made), 1680-1690 (bobbin lace making)
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A woman's bodice of white silk, backed with linen, unlined. It has a wide neckline, long full sleeves in six panes. The waistline is at the natural level and slightly pointed in front. The bodice laces at the back; the 7-strand flat lacing in yellow and beige silk is probably original. The bodice is embroidered in a pattern of scrolls, couched in silver thread and leaves of couched silver strip, and flowers in satin stitch worked in coloured silks. A cuff of 1680s Milanese bobbin lace (the right hand has a blue silk ribbon fastening) has been later stitched to the end of each sleeve.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk, linen, silver thread, silver strip, silk thread, linen thread; hand-woven, hand-sewn, hand-embroidered, braided, bobbin lace. |
| Brief description | F, 1640s, Italian or Spanish; Embroidered coloured silks, silver gilt thread, Italian or Spanish, 1625-50, with cuffs of Milanese bobbin lace, 1680s |
| Physical description | A woman's bodice of white silk, backed with linen, unlined. It has a wide neckline, long full sleeves in six panes. The waistline is at the natural level and slightly pointed in front. The bodice laces at the back; the 7-strand flat lacing in yellow and beige silk is probably original. The bodice is embroidered in a pattern of scrolls, couched in silver thread and leaves of couched silver strip, and flowers in satin stitch worked in coloured silks. A cuff of 1680s Milanese bobbin lace (the right hand has a blue silk ribbon fastening) has been later stitched to the end of each sleeve. |
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| Object history | Purchased from Miss L. FitzGerald, London. |
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| Accession number | 176-1904 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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