Stomacher
Date1700-1730
OriginEngland
MediumSilk with silk needlework and lined with linen.
DimensionsL: 13"; W: 9" at widest point.
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Object number1952-63
DescriptionTriangular stomacher of white taffeta, backed with linen, quilted in black seed stitches; quilted design of scrolling, ascending vines, outlined in black linen on silk. Simple stem stitch or outline stitch. Bottom point is rounded with two wide tabs at either side of point.Construction History
1. Initial Construction 1700-1730
2. January 15 1954 Ernest LoNano, "repairing"
ProvenanceEx Coll: Mrs. DeWitt Clinton Cohen. A tag sewn to back of stomacher reads "Sammlung Leopold Ikle'"
1700-1750
Textile: mid-18thc.; remade 1780s.
1775-1790
1675-1700
1850-1900; needlework ca. 1750
1775-1785
1725-1750
Mid-18th century
1720-1740
ca. 1780
1780-1795