Head Scarf
1930s (made)
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Head scarf of cream silk twill block printed with a paisley design on a maroon and cream ground. The main border strip consists of geometricised floral sprays. Around the plain central medallion field there is a repeat of scrolls, cones and leaves with decorative infills. The dominat colour is maroon with crimson, deep pink, mauve, sky blue, turquoise, beige and outlined and detailed in dark brown.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Block printed twill silk |
| Brief description | Printed silk head scarf, retailed by Liberty & Co Ltd., London, 1930s |
| Physical description | Head scarf of cream silk twill block printed with a paisley design on a maroon and cream ground. The main border strip consists of geometricised floral sprays. Around the plain central medallion field there is a repeat of scrolls, cones and leaves with decorative infills. The dominat colour is maroon with crimson, deep pink, mauve, sky blue, turquoise, beige and outlined and detailed in dark brown. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss Mary Peerless |
| 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) |
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| Accession number | T.511-1974 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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