Scarf
1840-1850s (made)
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The 19th century is thought of as the age of the shawl, but the use of scarves was revived among fashionable ladies around the 1840s and 1850s, and especially during the 1860s, when shawls were starting to go out of fashion. This elegant scarf is made of black silk velvet with a striped border in purple, yellow and green running its length. At either end, there is a band of purple silk and two broad bands of patterned silk, separated by narrow bands of purple silk arranged in groups of three. The ends are finished with black silk fringe.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Brocaded silk velvet |
| Brief description | Scarf, silk velvet striped with bands of silk tissue, probably made in Great Britain, 1840-1850s. |
| Physical description | One complete width of black silk velvet with a striped border in purple, yellow and green running its length. At either end, there is a band of purple silk and two broad bands of patterned silk and two broad bands of patterned silk, separated by narrow bands of purple silk arranged in groups of three. The ends are finished with black silk fringe. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss P. W. Stanbridge |
| Object history | Attached to the scarf is a note: 'Scarf once the property of Mrs Emma Stanbridge, née Parris, who lived at Haberdashers' House, Pitfield St., Hoxton - the last good old house there - and died 1871'; according to miss P. Stanbridge, Birmingham. |
| Summary | The 19th century is thought of as the age of the shawl, but the use of scarves was revived among fashionable ladies around the 1840s and 1850s, and especially during the 1860s, when shawls were starting to go out of fashion. This elegant scarf is made of black silk velvet with a striped border in purple, yellow and green running its length. At either end, there is a band of purple silk and two broad bands of patterned silk, separated by narrow bands of purple silk arranged in groups of three. The ends are finished with black silk fringe. |
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| Accession number | T.210-1926 |
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| Record created | July 29, 2005 |
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