Hairnet
ca. 1840 (made)
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Silk hairnet made of knotted silk mesh with false curls at the sides of the forehead and a clump of curls and brown silk ribbon behind
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | hair and silk |
| Brief description | Silk hairnet with false curls, ca. 1840, English |
| Physical description | Silk hairnet made of knotted silk mesh with false curls at the sides of the forehead and a clump of curls and brown silk ribbon behind |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss A Cardinale Topham |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.23-1936 |
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| Record created | May 18, 2009 |
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