Sack
1760 - 1765 (weaving), 1765 - 1770 (sewing), 1870 - 1910 (altered)
Not currently on display at the V&A
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A woman's sack of yellow figured silk, brocaded with a design of green and white undulating trails and pink and green bunches of flowers. The sack is open down the front with robings to the hem and elbow-length sleeves. At the back, two double box pleats are stitched at the neckline. The sack is made of 6 widths of silk, with a triangular gore in the front side seams. A dart at the waist runs from the bodice side-back seams to the pleats under the robings. The skirts are pleated either side of the pocket openings.
The sack was altered for fancy dress in the late 19th century. The bodice lining was removed, tucks made in the back, the robing pleats unpicked and re-configured, boning added and a linen waist tape added at the back. A ribbon casing for a drawstring was sewn to the inside of the back neck. The sleeves were unpicked and reshaped, with narrow cuffs added (one possibly made from the robing unpicked from the back neck). A facing of brown satin was added to the hem.
The sack was altered for fancy dress in the late 19th century. The bodice lining was removed, tucks made in the back, the robing pleats unpicked and re-configured, boning added and a linen waist tape added at the back. A ribbon casing for a drawstring was sewn to the inside of the back neck. The sleeves were unpicked and reshaped, with narrow cuffs added (one possibly made from the robing unpicked from the back neck). A facing of brown satin was added to the hem.
object details
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| Materials and Techniques | Silk, linen, silk thread, linen thread; hand-woven brocade, hand-sewn |
| Brief Description | A woman's sack, 1765-70, English; Yellow figured silk, brocaded with trail of branches, floral motifs, 1760-65, Spitalfields; altered 1870-1910 |
| Physical Description | A woman's sack of yellow figured silk, brocaded with a design of green and white undulating trails and pink and green bunches of flowers. The sack is open down the front with robings to the hem and elbow-length sleeves. At the back, two double box pleats are stitched at the neckline. The sack is made of 6 widths of silk, with a triangular gore in the front side seams. A dart at the waist runs from the bodice side-back seams to the pleats under the robings. The skirts are pleated either side of the pocket openings. The sack was altered for fancy dress in the late 19th century. The bodice lining was removed, tucks made in the back, the robing pleats unpicked and re-configured, boning added and a linen waist tape added at the back. A ribbon casing for a drawstring was sewn to the inside of the back neck. The sleeves were unpicked and reshaped, with narrow cuffs added (one possibly made from the robing unpicked from the back neck). A facing of brown satin was added to the hem. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs C. Hutton |
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| Accession Number | T.120-1972 |
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| record created | June 24, 2009 |
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