Pair of Garters
1780-1800 (made)
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Pair of garters of ivory silk satin tamboured with coloured silk floss silver filé. Each is an elongated oval bearing a different amorous motto on it and trimmed with pleated ivory silk grosgrain ribbon. Each garter is sewn to a 1-3/16-inch (2.8 cm) wide ivory silk ribbon which forms the ties.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk; hand-woven, tamboured, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Pair of silk garters of ivory silk satin, 1780-1800, French; tamboured with coloured silk and silver thread, amorous inscriptions |
| Physical description | Pair of garters of ivory silk satin tamboured with coloured silk floss silver filé. Each is an elongated oval bearing a different amorous motto on it and trimmed with pleated ivory silk grosgrain ribbon. Each garter is sewn to a 1-3/16-inch (2.8 cm) wide ivory silk ribbon which forms the ties. |
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| Credit line | Given by Christopher Lennox Boyd |
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| Accession number | T.106&A-1969 |
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| Record created | September 19, 2007 |
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