Not currently on display at the V&A

Collar

1830-1869 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Collar of muslin, embroidered with white cotton thread. It has broad lappets pleated at the top to hang over the shoulders, and a V-shaped piece at the back. Narrow borders edged with minute open-work and filled with zig-zag leafy stems, and rosettes.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Muslin with whitework embroidery
Brief description
Collar, muslin with whitework embroidery, England, 1830-1869
Physical description
Collar of muslin, embroidered with white cotton thread. It has broad lappets pleated at the top to hang over the shoulders, and a V-shaped piece at the back. Narrow borders edged with minute open-work and filled with zig-zag leafy stems, and rosettes.
Dimensions
  • Length: 13.75in
  • Width: 14.125in
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 91963/1902, 19395/1902.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
7-1903

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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