Uncut Stomacher
Date1700-1740
OriginEngland
MediumEmbroidered in silver and polychrome silk on linen ground.
DimensionsOW: 9 3/4"; OH: 15 1/4"
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1985-211
DescriptionRectangular piece on which a triangular stomacher and six tabs are worked but not cut apart and made-up. Ground of the needlework consists of silver-wrapped silk core threads couched to surface in decorative diamond pattern. Flower and bow knot centered on the stomacher, worked in colored silks.Mark(s)See historyProvenanceOld paper tab stitched to back reads: "Mrs. de la Hay, North Cirney House, Circester, Gloucestershire. Description of exhibit: Stomacher with tabs, silver ground. Embroidered with flowers, late 17th century. Value: L10"
