Bodice

England

Date

16th century

Medium

Linen, plain weave; embroidered with silk, silvered-metal-strip-wrapped fiber, and linen in chain and seed stitches

Dimensions

42.5 × 45 cm (16 5/8 × 17 5/8 in.)

Department

Textiles

Credit line

Gift of Mrs. Chauncey B. Borland