Bringklut (decorative bodice insert)

NameStomacher

Maker Anna Jordal Drägthandel (1856 - 1925)

CultureNorwegian

Date1900-1920

(not assigned)Odda, Hardanger, NORWAY, Europe

MediumWool, linen, metallic bobbin lace, glass beads, velveteen ribbon

Dimensions12 3/8 × 14 9/16 × 3/16 in. (31.5 × 37 × 0.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, gift of the Friends of Folk Art, Folk Art Flea Market, A.2017.64.15

Object numberA.2017.64.15

DescriptionThis stomacher is mounted on chip board and covered with natural linen. The front is covered in red wool with a triangular beaded design of a three-star pattern in round and bugle beads--white, blue, gold, and green. The triangle is edged with gold metallic bobbin lace. One side, adjacent to the beaded triangle, is edged with a black velvet ribbon decorated with gold metallic bobbin lace.