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About this object

  • ID:

    A21968

  • Production date:

    1600-1618

  • Location:

    In Store

  • Woman's smock of fine linen; edges of sleeves, armholes, under-arm gusset and first 6 cms of front and back panels below gussets are turned and decoratively hemmed with pink silk (originally deep pink) in closed buttonhole stitches; seams worked with simple narrow insertion stitch in pink silk and linen thread atttached to silk buttonhole stitches. Neck and sides of front opening and upper sleeves and wrists decorated with embroidered bands worked in pink silk and bobbin lace.  < ...Read more

  • Measurements

    L 1140 mm (centre back from neck); H 75 mm (collar, centre back); W 410 mm (shoulder); W 340 mm (neckline); W 1100 mm (hem); L 540/570 mm (gusset, proper left and right); L 530 mm (sleeve, upper edge); L 580 mm (sleeve, lower edge); L 280 mm (sleeve head); L 200 mm (sleeve head without gusset); L 330 mm (centre front opening); W 52/54 mm (embroidery next to opening)

  • Materials

    linen; silk

  • Last Updated

    2024-03-14

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