"Stomach Piece Or Vorstecker In Indian And Silk Embroidered With Cannetilles - Alsace 1830-1850"
Circa 1830-1850 Alsace - Bas Rhin Stomach piece, Alsatian breastplate of a married woman named Vorstecker and dating from the 19th century. Cardboard frame covered with velvet and silk calico fabric with silver cannetille embroidery. Lining on the back in ecru linen canvas embroidered with red cross stitch (illegible). Rich central composition with three rosettes highlighted with a ruche of silk ribbons. Note slight soiling on the lining and slight crushing of the ribbons. The colors are miraculously preserved, Good structural condition. From a famous Alsatian collection, we have several. Dimensions: base of the bottom 8 cm, sides 22 cm high, base of the top 24 cm. 
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