Bib
- Place of origin:
Brittany, France (made)
- Date:
1870-1899 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Linen embroidered in wools and trimmed with bobbin lace
- Museum number:
20-1902
- Gallery location:
In Storage
Physical description
Child's bib of linen, embroidered with coloured wools, and trimmed with bobbin lace. The middle is filled with conventional floral stems, with two borders of zigzag pattern, and a narrow trimming on three sides of bobbin lace with a small repeating design. The bib is curved at the top to fit beneath the child's chin.
Place of Origin
Brittany, France (made)
Date
1870-1899 (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Linen embroidered in wools and trimmed with bobbin lace
Dimensions
Length: 6.875 in, Width: 6.75 in
Object history note
From the district between Quimper and Pont Aven in Finistere, France.
Purchased (16 to 20-1902, £25). Registered File number 36225/1901. See also RP 90589/1901, (file) RP 2353/1902.
Descriptive line
Child's bib, embroidered linen with coloured wools, trimmed with bobbin lace, Brittany, France, 1870-99
Materials
Wool yarn; Linen (material)
Techniques
Embroidered; Bobbin lace making
Subjects depicted
Floral patterns; Zigzags
Categories
Textiles; Children's clothes
Collection code
T&F
