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Ribbon

1902 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woven silk ribbon made to commemorate the Coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Woven in black silk on a white ground simulating an engraving. The group portrait is wreathed in thistles, roses and shamrocks with a view of Windsor Castle above and the royal arms below.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven in silk on a white ground
Brief description
Woven silk ribbon made to commemorate the Coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, probably made in England, 1902.
Physical description
Woven silk ribbon made to commemorate the Coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Woven in black silk on a white ground simulating an engraving. The group portrait is wreathed in thistles, roses and shamrocks with a view of Windsor Castle above and the royal arms below.
Dimensions
  • Height: 41.3cm
  • Width: 20cm
Credit line
Given by Miss M Simeon
Object history
Registered File number 1986/1920.

Although taken from some popular engraving of the time, the slightly coarse treatment resembles the German ribbons in an earlier pattern book of ribbons in the Department. It may nevertheless be English.
Subjects depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.154-1986

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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