1700 / 1729, England

1700 / 1729, England

Identifier
T.79-1954
Acquisition
Given by Miss K. Bird
Collection
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Dimension
20.955 cm (length)
27.94 cm (width)
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Type of object

Description

Stomacher of embroidered linen in silks, bound with silk tape, made in England, 1700-1729 Linen stomacher bound with silk tape. With a floral design embroidered with coloured silks in long and short, satin, stem, chain and back stitches. Background pattern of scrolls worked in silk in back stitch. Presumably for a child. Backed with cotton. Three silk tapes on either side and five radiating tabs at the bottom.