Fashion — 1751-1755
Stomacher
White silk satin buttoned stomacher trimmed with pairs of cord-quilted tab-like straps placed at alternate fastenings. Lined with plain cream silk (lustring?). Hand worked buttonholes; upper and centre front edges finished by turning fabric layers in towards each other and sewing with small running stitches; side and bottom edges finished by double folding outer fabric to hem of approx ¼” and sewing with small running and fell stitches. No signs of alteration.
Additional Notes: were there compere stomachers in the 1750s?
Materials: silk; wool? wood?
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 89.56c
- Object name:
- stomacher
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- Artist/Maker:
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- Production date:
- 1751-1755
- Material:
silk
- Measurements/duration:
- L 263 mm, W 335 mm (overall)
- Part of:
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- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 40%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Purchased with the assistance of the V&A Purchase Grant Fund, the Art Fund, the Friends of Fashion Purchase Fund and The Broderers' Charity Trust
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
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- CC BY-NC 4.0
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