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Collar

1840s (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
England (made)
France (made)

Lace edged collar. Muslin collar with extended points at the centre front. Outer edge decorated with a line of open work and with a delicate pattern of small heart-shaped cartouches linked by leafy tendrils. Re-trimmed with needle lace borders of two different types. The narrow edging round the neck and down the front is of French point d'Alençon and repaired in places with fragments of Brussels bobbin-made drochel. The wide outer edging is of French needle lace, point, d'Alençon.


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Clothing
Lace
Object type
Collar
Materials and techniques
Muslin with needle lace borders and bobbin made lace
Brief description
Lace edged collar, England and France, 1840s
Physical description
Lace edged collar. Muslin collar with extended points at the centre front. Outer edge decorated with a line of open work and with a delicate pattern of small heart-shaped cartouches linked by leafy tendrils. Re-trimmed with needle lace borders of two different types. The narrow edging round the neck and down the front is of French point d'Alençon and repaired in places with fragments of Brussels bobbin-made drochel. The wide outer edging is of French needle lace, point, d'Alençon.
Dimensions
  • Lace edging, neck and front length: 2cm
  • Lace edging, neck and front length: 0.875in
  • Outer lace edging length: 7cm
  • Outer lace edging length: 2.75in
  • Collar, across shoulders width: 50cm
  • Collar, across shoulders width: 19.5in
  • Centre back depth: 21cm
  • Centre back depth: 8.25in
  • Centre front depth: 38cm
  • Centre front depth: 15.5in
  • Length: 526mm (Note: Advanced works packing audit)
  • Width: 810mm (Note: Advanced works packing audit)
Credit line
Given by Mr Ralfe and Miss Benedicte Whistler
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.22-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
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