Bib
1920-1929 (made)
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Child's bib of unlined buff-coloured cotton with a 'piecrust' edge worked in red thread using buttonhole stitch. The centre front of the bib is hand embroidered with a motif of a mokey playing bilboquet, worked in red thread using stem stitch; the bib fastens at the back of the neck with a pearlised button and a thread loop.
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Materials and techniques | Embroidered cotton |
Brief description | Child's embroidered cotton bib; France, 1920-1929 |
Physical description | Child's bib of unlined buff-coloured cotton with a 'piecrust' edge worked in red thread using buttonhole stitch. The centre front of the bib is hand embroidered with a motif of a mokey playing bilboquet, worked in red thread using stem stitch; the bib fastens at the back of the neck with a pearlised button and a thread loop. |
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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.156-1999 |
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Record created | June 21, 1999 |
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