Headdress
Headdress
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Silk and wool embroidery on linen in split, cross and satin stitches. The headband ends in a hood shape. The decoration consists of horizontal rows of geometrical rosettes in blue, green, and orange, with additions in red silk, on a reddish-brown ground. The hood has a triangular panel with large lozenges and terminates in a diaper of smaller lozenges. All of the ground is covered by the embroidery.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Headdress |
| Materials and techniques | Silk and wool embroidery on linen |
| Brief description | Embroidered; Macedonia; 1800s. |
| Physical description | Silk and wool embroidery on linen in split, cross and satin stitches. The headband ends in a hood shape. The decoration consists of horizontal rows of geometrical rosettes in blue, green, and orange, with additions in red silk, on a reddish-brown ground. The hood has a triangular panel with large lozenges and terminates in a diaper of smaller lozenges. All of the ground is covered by the embroidery. |
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| Object history | Registered File no. 1930/7195. Purchased. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.145-1930 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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