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Woman's Stomacher1725-1775

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Triangular textile panel with cream silk ground densely covered in raised gold embroidery, featuring scrolling vines, rosettes, and stylized flowers bordered by a looped gold trim
18th-century women's court dress displayed on a white mannequin, featuring golden yellow silk brocade with silver and metallic floral patterns, square neckline trimmed with cream lace, elbow-length sleeves with cascading lace ruffles, and a wide-skirted silhouette with a small train.
Close-up of cream silk textile with dense goldwork embroidery, featuring raised floral and paisley motifs in metallic gold thread, with a braided border along the left edge.
Title
Woman's Stomacher
Place Made
Probably England
Date Made
1725-1775
Medium
Silk satin with metallic-thread embroidery and passementerie
Dimensions
15 3/4 × 11 1/2 in. (40.01 × 29.21 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.129
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles
Selected Bibliography
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Deux Siècles de Mode Européenne, 1700-1915. Paris: Arts Décoratifs; Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books-Prestel, 2013.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: European Dress in Detail, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Delmonico Books/Prestel, 2010.
  • Takeda, Sharon Sadako and Kaye Durland Spilker. Fashioning Fashion: Europäische Moden, 1700-1915. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Munich; New York: Prestel, 2012.