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Unknown Maker, English

Girl’s Jumps

Description

Maker

Culture

English

Title

Girl’s Jumps

Year

ca. 1700–1725

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

47.9 x 39.4 cm (18 7/8 x 15 1/2 inches)

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

2023.122

Type

Costume

Exhibition History

European Galleries

Sep 02, 2017

Label copy

This set of jumps, also known as a waistcoat, was the casual garment of choice for an adolescent girl in early 1700s England. The hand-sewn channels threaded with cord created structure and support while allowing for flexibility. Worn at home and for horseback riding, jumps provided an alternative to more rigid garments stiffened with whale baleen, which were worn for more formal occasions and more frequently by the upper classes. The English set of jumps is interwoven with florals very similar to those hand-printed on the Indian ceremonial canopy behind you.

–Anik Levcovici, RISD BFA 2024, Printmaking

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Unknown Maker, English

Girl’s Jumps, ca. 1700–1725

Linen plain weave with silk embroidery; quilted

47.9 x 39.4 cm (18 7/8 x 15 1/2 inches)

Mary B. Jackson Fund 2023.122

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