Title
Stomacher
Object Type
Date
circa 1690
Description
Embroidered linen stomacher panel with multicolored thistle and leaves pattern on front; bound on edges with tape. Back has vestiges of one baleen stay; one is missing. Entire back piece is reinforced by rows of parallel quilting. Bead work or embroidery on the stump -- none in America (Swan). Sewing over wool, wire; floral pattern. Made in England or Massachusetts. Original owner: Margaret (Halcie) Armstrong who married William Armstrong, niece of Sir William Phippsall of Massachusetts, until c. 1714 when family came to Newport.
Medium
Linen
Silk
Beads
Wool
Wire
Extent
13.5x10.25 in.
Identifier
25.4
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