Braid
ca. 1860 (made)
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Loom woven braid of straw thread and rick-rack straw plait with cream silk warp. Diagonal pattern made up of blue and natural straw thread weave. The indigo blue straw splint has been twisted with a natural undyed straw splint to thread. Vertical rick-rack plait (two straw splints 'wrapped' around straw thread), between square blocks forming an interlaced pattern.
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Materials and techniques | Woven straw thread and straw splints with silk warp |
Brief description | Woven straw thread and straw splints on silk thread warp |
Physical description | Loom woven braid of straw thread and rick-rack straw plait with cream silk warp. Diagonal pattern made up of blue and natural straw thread weave. The indigo blue straw splint has been twisted with a natural undyed straw splint to thread. Vertical rick-rack plait (two straw splints 'wrapped' around straw thread), between square blocks forming an interlaced pattern. |
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Accession number | 24-1898 |
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Record created | November 15, 2002 |
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