Dress Trimming
ca. 1900 (made)
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Pair of dress trimmings of machine embroidered cotton and imitating cutwork, needle lace and bobbin lace, and applied with decoration of narrow yellow satin ribbon made into flowers with glass beads, green floss silk embroidery, tulle and sequins. Each piece has been cut and joined, and is of irregular shape, though with consistent lower edges of wide scallops.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Machine embroidered cotton with satin ribbon and glass beads, floss silk embroidery, tulle and sequins |
| Brief description | Pair of dress trimmings of machine embroidered cotton, probably made in France, ca. 1900. |
| Physical description | Pair of dress trimmings of machine embroidered cotton and imitating cutwork, needle lace and bobbin lace, and applied with decoration of narrow yellow satin ribbon made into flowers with glass beads, green floss silk embroidery, tulle and sequins. Each piece has been cut and joined, and is of irregular shape, though with consistent lower edges of wide scallops. |
| Credit line | Bequeathed by Lady Jane Cory |
| Object history | Registered File number 1951/1519 and 1947/393. |
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| Accession number | T.23&A-1989 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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