Stomacher
Date1770-1780
OriginEngland
MediumSilk brocaded with silk, trimmed with silk.
Dimensions14 3/4" H x 11" W
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Cora Ginsburg
Object number1991-472,C
DescriptionStomacher, intended to be worn at the front of a woman's gown, is shaped wider at the top and narrowing to a point at the lower edge. The stomacher consists of a floral-pattern brocaded silk (different from gown it came with), trimmed with an overlay of tied silk "fly" fringe and self-fabric ruchings. Unlined.Label TextStomacherEngland, 1770-1780
Brocaded silk; silk fringe
G1991-472c
The unlined stomacher is trimmed with puffs of self-fabric and silk fringe.
1770-1780
ca. 1750, altered ca. 1775
Textile ca. 1740; gown 1770-1776
1770-1780, remade from earlier style.
1770-1780
1760-1770
ca. 1770; altered 1870-1885.
ca. 1780
ca. 1745, with later alterations
Textile: ca. 1750; Gown: ca. 1770
Textile ca. 1750; gown ca. 1770