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A stomacher is a decorative V-shaped panel that fastens the open centre-front of a woman’s bodice. This Stomacher is lined with whalebone to hold the panel rigid. In its upper third, a dynamic design retains the symmetry typical of the period, with meandering stems and blooms accented by metallic thread cascading below. The decorative crisscross gold cord lacing served the function of providing anchorage for the ends of a lady’s kerchief, which she might tuck seductively into her bodice.
Artwork Details
Place/s of Execution
England
Accession Number
CT209-1982
Department
International Fashion and Textiles
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of Professor AGL Shaw AO Bequest
Physical description
Ribbed ivory silk stomacher embroidered with trailing flower and stem motif, bound in yellow silk grosgrain and finished with fine metallic braids and cord.