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English

Jumps, late 1600s-early 1700s

Description

Maker

  • Unknown

Culture

English

Title

Jumps

Year

late 1600s-early 1700s

Medium

Linen, silk; plain weave, embroidered

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • linen,
  • silk

Dimensions

Center back length: 59.7 cm (23 1/2 inches)

Type

  • Fashion,
  • Costume

Credit

Gift of Nelson A., Laurence S., and David Rockefeller, from the estate of their aunt, Lucy Truman Aldrich

Object Number

56.078

Projects & Publications

Publications

A World of Costume and Textiles

A Handbook of the Collection

Exhibition History

Exhibition History

Evolution Revolution

February 22 - June 15, 2008

This garment from The RISD Museum’s collection was once owned by the Royal School of Needlework and was likely used as an example for embroidery instruction. Jumps, a casual women’s garment, were frequently embroidered, and this illustrates fine needlework in the Indian style.

Popular in the 17th and 18th centuries, jumps were worn at home as a comfortable alternative to stays. Stays (later known as corsets) were laced bodices made rigid with whalebone to give the body proper upright comportment. For upper-class women—and those who aspired to be—stays were considered de rigueur for public appearances.

A World of Costume and Textiles

September 22 - November 12, 1989

Use

The images on this website can enable discovery and collaboration and support new scholarship, and we encourage their use. This object is in the public domain (CC0 1.0). This object is Jumps with the accession number of 56.078. To request high-resolution files or new photography, please send an email to imagerequest@risd.edu and include your name and the object's accession number.

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