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Accession Number 1974.9.10.a Title right half of brocaded stays Category Clothing, Outerwear Object Type stay Creator unknown Date Made ca. 1735 Culture European Cultural Region European Gender and Age women Materials and Techniques silk; woven, jacquard, brocade Measurements CH 51.0; WA 47.0 cm Description Right half of stays made of off-white silk with brocaded flowers in variety of colours, mainly blue, red, and purple and some green and gold, heavily boned with whalebone; eyelet lacing back and front; lined with linen. Credit Line University of Alberta School of Household Economics