Waistband
Waistband
ca. 1820 (made)
ca. 1820 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Woman's waistband of blue silk moire, embroidered with silver thread and trimmed with a narrow scalloped border of silver lace, and at the end of each lappet is a conventional tree in applied sliver braid and tinsel. The Breton word for this waistband is ceinturen.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Waistband |
| Materials and techniques | Silk moire, embroidered in silver thread and trimmed with silver lace |
| Brief description | Waistband, silk moire, silver thread, silver lace, Brittany, France, ca. 1820 |
| Physical description | Woman's waistband of blue silk moire, embroidered with silver thread and trimmed with a narrow scalloped border of silver lace, and at the end of each lappet is a conventional tree in applied sliver braid and tinsel. The Breton word for this waistband is ceinturen. |
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| Object history | This waistband was part of a wedding outfit worn by the bride at a wedding in the district between Quimperlé and Pont-Aven, Finistère. Purchased (16 to 20-1902, £25). Registered File number 36225/1901. See also RP 90589/1901, (file) RP 2353/1902. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 17D-1902 |
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| Record created | August 26, 2010 |
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