Stomacher
- Object Name:
- Stomacher
- Object ID:
- 1965.011.06
- Place of Origin:
- (Possibly) New England/Europe
- Date:
- 1878-1879
- Description:
- Stomacher or backless waistcoat. For an evening gown or promenade suite. Hand-embroidered flowers in blue, red, shades of green, cream, and yellow silk on cream silk satin. Flowers and leaves are embroidered with satin stitches, stamens with French knots, leaves and stems with stem stitches. Front buttoned with 18 mother-of-pearl(?) and rhinestone buttons laid in a gold-toned setting with coordinating hand-stitched buttonholes. Collar is 1.25" in height and 14" in circumference. All seams pressed inward and hand stitched to a cotton muslin backing. Each corner on the bottom is pressed under 1" with satin side stitched over the cotton backing. Two selvedges, one pressed under and hemmed, forming the side with the buttonholes, which when buttoned conceals the other selvedge on the side with the buttons. Pin marks along botchedly from being pinned or stitched to another garment.
- Material:
- Textile
Silk
Stone
Mother-of-Pearl
Cotton - Dimensions:
- W-11 L-25.25 Cir-14 inches
- Provenance:
- Part of a collection of clothing worn by Sarah White Cheney, wife of Person C. Cheney. Donated by their granddaughters, Agnes C. Broughton and Sarah C. Woodworth.
- Credit Line:
- Gift of Agnes C. Broughton and Sarah C. Woodworth
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