Not currently on display at the V&A

Braid

ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Category
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 310mm
  • Width: 60mm
Collection
Accession number
24-1898

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Record createdNovember 15, 2002
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