Bib
1920-1929 (made)
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Baby's embroidered bib of unlined white waffle cotton. The bib is of the bavoir type characteristic of France, where the otherwise circular bib is cut with a horizontal band extending from each side of the lower edge to fasten at the waist back. The bib has a circular neck piped in white cotton tape with a buttonhole and stitched loop at the neck back, and has irregularly scalloped edges worked with white buttonhole stitch incoporating cutwork. The word 'Bébé' is embroidered at the waist centre in white threads using stem stitch with cutwork embellishments.
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Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton |
Brief description | Baby's embroidered bib; France, 1920-1929 |
Physical description | Baby's embroidered bib of unlined white waffle cotton. The bib is of the bavoir type characteristic of France, where the otherwise circular bib is cut with a horizontal band extending from each side of the lower edge to fasten at the waist back. The bib has a circular neck piped in white cotton tape with a buttonhole and stitched loop at the neck back, and has irregularly scalloped edges worked with white buttonhole stitch incoporating cutwork. The word 'Bébé' is embroidered at the waist centre in white threads using stem stitch with cutwork embellishments. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Bébé (Decoration; French; Italic; front waist; embroidery; thread)
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Credit line | Given by Mr. and Mrs. Ruben |
Object history | Worn by one of the donors, Mrs Ruben (née Madeleine Lavigne in 1921) and her younger sister Marie-Thérèse (born 1927). |
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Accession number | B.155-1999 |
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Record created | June 21, 1999 |
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