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Jacobite garter

Garter
ca. 1745 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Garter of woven silk inscribed 'OUR PRINCE IS BRAVE OUR CAUSE IS JUST'. At each end is a chequer pattern in green, blue, yellow, orange and white.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleJacobite garter (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Silk
Brief description
Jacobite garter of woven silk, inscribed with a message of support for Charles Edward Stuart. England, ca. 1745
Physical description
Garter of woven silk inscribed 'OUR PRINCE IS BRAVE OUR CAUSE IS JUST'. At each end is a chequer pattern in green, blue, yellow, orange and white.
Dimensions
  • Length: 46.25in
  • Width: 1.25in
  • Length: 119cm
  • Height: 3.3cm
Marks and inscriptions
'OUR PRINCE IS BRAVE OUR CAUSE IS JUST' (Inscribed in white on a blue ground, and the words are separated by parallel yellow and orange stripes.)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Evelyn Cooke
Historical context
'The Manchester Magazine', 30 December 1746 : "Several looms have lately been employed to furnish watch strings and garters with this elegant motto God preserve PC and down with the Rump"; and 'Gentleman's Magazine' 1748 p.461 (essay on garters) : " ...not to be daubed with plaid and crammed with treason. I was creditably informed that garters of this sort were first introduced in the late rebellion by some female aid de camps [sic]". quoted in M. Darby, 'Jacobite Garters', Victoria & Albert Museum Bulletin, vol. 2, no. 4, October 1966, pp. 157-163).
Bibliographic reference
Collection
Accession number
T.121-1931

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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