Head Scarf Border
19th century (made)
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Silk embroidery on cotton with satin stitch and eyelet holes with drawn-work in white on white. The pattern depicts two large symmetrical tree-forms, with birds, star-shaped flowers, and fruit. Below is a horizontal band with floral devices, birds, circular and heart-shaped medallions, and two corresponding borders of floral and leafy sprigs. Three sides are hemmed.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | White silk embroidery on white cotton with eyelets and drawn-work |
| Brief description | Silk embroidery on cotton; Moravia; 1800s. |
| Physical description | Silk embroidery on cotton with satin stitch and eyelet holes with drawn-work in white on white. The pattern depicts two large symmetrical tree-forms, with birds, star-shaped flowers, and fruit. Below is a horizontal band with floral devices, birds, circular and heart-shaped medallions, and two corresponding borders of floral and leafy sprigs. Three sides are hemmed. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Lewis F. Day |
| Object history | Registered File no. 9901/1926. |
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| Accession number | T.235-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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