From the Collection: The Armstrong Stomacher

Authors

M Joan Youngken

Abstract

This issue's selection "From the Collection" examines a late seventeenth century women's garment called a stomacher. At first glance, it looks like a medieval garment: stiff as armor, beautifully embroidered in silk, silver, and gold threads on a ribbed silk ground. At first glance, this couldn't possibly be American-made. It evokes images of court costume, of ladies and knights, of the things romance novels are made of.

Recommended Citation

Youngken, M Joan (1994) "From the Collection: The Armstrong Stomacher," Newport History: Journal of the Newport Historical Society: Vol. 65: Iss. 225, Article 4.
Available at: https://digitalcommons.salve.edu/newporthistory/vol65/iss225/4