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Kerchief

ca. 1815-1835 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Kerchief with white silk centre and fringe with a narrow woven worsted border in dark blue flanked by one white and one black guard stripe. The border has three rows of tiny sprigs of four different patterns in red, white and orange. The black guard stripe has a running device of the same colours, and the white guard stripe a running sprig in red, green and black.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk surrounded by woven worsted and silk fringe
Brief description
Kerchief of silk with fringe, possibly made in Paisley, Scotland, ca. 1815-1835
Physical description
Kerchief with white silk centre and fringe with a narrow woven worsted border in dark blue flanked by one white and one black guard stripe. The border has three rows of tiny sprigs of four different patterns in red, white and orange. The black guard stripe has a running device of the same colours, and the white guard stripe a running sprig in red, green and black.
Dimensions
  • Length: 30in
  • Width: 29.5in
  • Width: 840mm (Note: including fringe)
  • Length: 810mm (Note: including fringe)
Credit line
Given anonymously
Collection
Accession number
T.280-1978

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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