Plaid (Amateur Dramatics Costume)

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Artist/Maker	Unknown (maker)
Place of origin	England (made)

Rectangular 'plaid' of a wool and cotton blend fabric in a pattern resembling Royal Stewart tartan. The sides are hemmed, and to each end has been added a piece of matching fabric twisted into a self fringe and oversewn in blanket stitch using a pale yellow floss silk.

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Category	Scotland
Object type	Plaid (amateur dramatics costume)
Materials and techniques	Wool and cotton blend, hand stitched, finished with floss sillk Wool and Cotton Blend Floss Silk Hand Stitching
Brief description	Plaid (worn as part of an amateur dramatics Scottish costume); England, 1925-1935
Physical description	Rectangular 'plaid' of a wool and cotton blend fabric in a pattern resembling Royal Stewart tartan. The sides are hemmed, and to each end has been added a piece of matching fabric twisted into a self fringe and oversewn in blanket stitch using a pale yellow floss silk.
Dimensions	Minus fringe length: 264cm Width: 38cm This is not a full-sized plaid, as worn by Scottish highlanders, but to give the effect of one for amateur dramatic purposes.
Credit line	Bequeathed by Ida Carroll
Collection	Young V&A Collection
Accession number	B.45-1999

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Record created	March 23, 1999
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O10709/plaid-amateur-dramatics-unknown/

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