Bodice
1600-1640 (embroidered), 1700 - 1800 (altered)
The fabric is crimson satin embroidered with yellow silk in satin stitch and couched yellow and white cord. It has been pieced and made into the front of a high-necked sleeveless bodice with a gathered 'peplum' at the waist, and lined with pale green satin. The back of the bodice is coarse blue linen, with a pink silk tie at the back waist. No other means of fastening.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk, silk cord, silk ribbon, silk thread, linen, linen thread; hand embroidery, hand sewing |
| Brief description | A bodice for a religious statue, 1700-1800, Italian; made of embroidered crimson satin, 1600-1640 |
| Physical description | The fabric is crimson satin embroidered with yellow silk in satin stitch and couched yellow and white cord. It has been pieced and made into the front of a high-necked sleeveless bodice with a gathered 'peplum' at the waist, and lined with pale green satin. The back of the bodice is coarse blue linen, with a pink silk tie at the back waist. No other means of fastening. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Object history | Purchased in 1901 from Monsieur Fulgence, 75 Rue de la Boëtie, Paris. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 796-1901 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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