Stomacher, pink silk, Great Britain, 1760s. A stomacher is a decorative panel of fabric, usually triangular in shape, worn to fill the space between the front edges of a woman's open gown. The stomacher formed part of the ensemble of fashionable women's dress from the 1680s to the 1780s. This version with a buttoned front was popular in the 1760s and known as the 'compére' style. It is trimmed with ruchings and a bow made of silk with pinked edges. A stomacher of pink silk in the compere style, with 6 buttons, trimmed with ruching and bow of same silk pinked and gathered. The stomacher is lined with linen and there are two 18th c. pins affixed.