Not currently on display at the V&A

Bib
1870-1899 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

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Object type
Titles
  • Bib
Materials and techniques
Linen embroidered in wools and trimmed with bobbin lace
Brief description
Child's bib, embroidered linen with coloured wools, trimmed with bobbin lace, Brittany, France, 1870-99
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 6.875in
  • Width: 6.75in
Object history
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.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
20-1902

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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