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Dress Trimming

1920s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Dress trimming of machine-embroidered black cotton with black, white and blue silks in satin stitch. A row of eight squares, each containing a triangle. The colour combination is varied to form a repeat every fourth square.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Machine-embroidered cotton with silks
Brief description
Dress trimming of machine-embroidered cotton with silks, France, 1920s.
Physical description
Dress trimming of machine-embroidered black cotton with black, white and blue silks in satin stitch. A row of eight squares, each containing a triangle. The colour combination is varied to form a repeat every fourth square.
Dimensions
  • Length: 12.25in
  • Length: 31.1cm
  • Width: 2.125in
  • Width: 5.4cm
Credit line
Given by Martin Battersby
Collection
Accession number
T.266-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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