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Cravat

20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cravat of fine white cotton with a regular pattern of narrow interwoven red stripes forming a chequered design. The borders have additional decoration in the form of raised white stripes where a thicker cotton has been used, and each with four narrow bands of three threads. The hems are hand-stitched.

40 inches is the selvedge to selvedge width.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Cotton, hand-stitched
Brief description
Cravat of fine white cotton, made in England, 20th century
Physical description
Cravat of fine white cotton with a regular pattern of narrow interwoven red stripes forming a chequered design. The borders have additional decoration in the form of raised white stripes where a thicker cotton has been used, and each with four narrow bands of three threads. The hems are hand-stitched.

40 inches is the selvedge to selvedge width.
Dimensions
  • Length: 40in
  • Length: 102cm
  • Width: 38in
  • Width: 97cm
  • Diagonal length: 58.25in
  • Diagonal length: 148cm
Credit line
Given by Miss B. Hinton
Object history
Registered File number 1971/678.

This is a particularly large neckerchief and was probably the type which, combined with its pattern, was mockingly referred to at the time as a 'duster'.

Folded several times on the cross along the diagonal length of the square and then wrapped around the neck so that at first the ends are at the back of the neck, and then crossed over and tied in a bow at the front.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.421-1985

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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