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Collar

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

Deep collar consisting of a large flap with a smaller one placed over it, of muslin, with a pattern in narrow tape and a trimming of embroidered net. Each flap has a border consisting of a continuous looped stem in applied tape; the lace has a repeating zig-zag pattern on a twisted hexagonal net. The edges of the flaps are of double thickness.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Muslin with whitework embroidery, tape decoration and lace edge
Brief description
Collar, muslin with whitework embroidery, tape decoration and lace edge, England, 1830-1869.
Physical description
Deep collar consisting of a large flap with a smaller one placed over it, of muslin, with a pattern in narrow tape and a trimming of embroidered net. Each flap has a border consisting of a continuous looped stem in applied tape; the lace has a repeating zig-zag pattern on a twisted hexagonal net. The edges of the flaps are of double thickness.
Dimensions
  • Length: 34.5in
  • Back depth: 13.375in
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 23053/1902 and 19395/1902.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
758-1902

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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