#1381 $3,700
Superb English stomacher c.1730
Exquisite needlework! The picture of an open gown at the bottom shows how a stomacher was inserted into the bodice to cover the corset lacings. This is an important and very rare piece of fashion history.
The stomacher, which was a part of fashion from the 16th to 18th centuries, was generally moved from one gown to another, like a piece of jewelry. Elaborate embroidery, sometimes including jewels, covered its surface.
The polychrome hand embroidery is executed in silk and bronze metallic floss on a ground of écru linen. The stomacher is backed with linen.
The condition is very good to excellent. There is just one hole, on the back, which luckily does not come through to the front. The hole shows in the detail picture below. The embroidery is totally intact.
It measures 11" long by 7 3/4" wide, excluding the tabs.
