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Cap Border

1800-1849 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cap border of linen, with cut and drawn work, and scalloped edging worked in button-hole stitch. The border consists of square compartments filled with two varieties of geometrical pattern. The edging is filled with a row of quatrefoils formed by small circles.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Linen embroidered with cotton thread
Brief description
Cap border, linen embroidered with cotton thread, Zealand, Denmark, 1800-1849.
Physical description
Cap border of linen, with cut and drawn work, and scalloped edging worked in button-hole stitch. The border consists of square compartments filled with two varieties of geometrical pattern. The edging is filled with a row of quatrefoils formed by small circles.
Dimensions
  • Length: 25.5in
  • Depth: 9in
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
339-1903

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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