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Back of an embroidered bodice
English
About 1600
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Linen with silk and gold-colored metallic thread and spangles embroidery
Dimensions
38.3 x 30.5 cm (15 1/16 x 12 in.)
Credit Line
Special Textile Fund
Accession Number60.560
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionCream linen ground, embroidered in satin, stem and couching stitches, in yellow, blue, green, rose, red, and white silk yarns; metallic yarns, and gilded spangles and beads. Shaped neck and shoulders, tapering to narrow waist. Soiled; spangles tarnished.