Headscarf
1960-1969 (made)
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Girl's triangular headscarf of flock nylon trimmed along the two lower edges with machine-stitched white fringing. The translucent white nylon ground is patterned with spot motifs of children, animals and toys in powder blue, red and emerald green within a blue border. The blue elements are rendered in applied flock, the red and green are printed.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Flock nylon, printed |
| Brief description | Girl's flock nylon headscarf; Europe, 1960-1969 |
| Physical description | Girl's triangular headscarf of flock nylon trimmed along the two lower edges with machine-stitched white fringing. The translucent white nylon ground is patterned with spot motifs of children, animals and toys in powder blue, red and emerald green within a blue border. The blue elements are rendered in applied flock, the red and green are printed. |
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| Production type | Mass produced |
| Credit line | Given by Mr. and Mrs. Ruben |
| Object history | Worn by either Claire or Isabelle Ruben, the donors' daughters, born 1953 and 1956 respectively. |
| Production | Reason For Production: Retail |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | B.151-1999 |
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| Record created | June 16, 1999 |
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