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1660s
bodice from the V&A museum. It is heavily and fully
boned, taking on the functions of stays and outer garment
at the same time. |
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Close-up
of the brown silk and the parchment lace, which is applied
to the bodice in the very typical fashion of following
the seams, as seen in numerous portraits and paintings. |
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Close-up
of the sleeve, decorated with lace running down the
length of the short sleeve that is set into the bodice
very low at the shoulders. |
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Close-up
of the intricate parchment lace. |
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Knitted
silk jacket, probably Italian. They were imported into
England in rectangular panels and assembled at home. |
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