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The back of the bodice, which has not survived, would probably have been made of plain linen. An embroidered pattern of fantastical birds with large blossoms and leaves covers the front. It combines stylistic elements of <i>chinoiserie</i> design in the birds and aspects of late 17th century English embroidery in the flowers and leaves. The background is cord quilted, a quilting technique where instead of padding, thin cords are inserted between parallel lines of stitching.","physicalDescription":"Fronts of a woman's waistcoat of linen, corded and embroidered with coloured silks in a pattern of fantastical birds and large flowers and leaves. The ground is quilted in backstitch with white silk in a pattern of overlapping, parallel curves. The lining has been removed. 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