Belt
18th century or 19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This type of belt, known as a fotaband, was used in Iceland for tying skirts below the knee when riding side-saddle.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Knotted woollen pile |
| Brief description | Belt or Fotaband, knotted woollen pile, eighteenth or nineteenth century, Iceland |
| Physical description | Belt or Fotaband, used in Iceland for tying skirts below the knee when riding side-saddle, blue with simple decorative pattern. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by May Morris |
| Summary | This type of belt, known as a fotaband, was used in Iceland for tying skirts below the knee when riding side-saddle. |
| Bibliographic reference | Parry, Linda, ed. William Morris. London: Philip Wilson Publishers Limited, 1996. 384 p., ill. ISBN 0856674419 |
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| Accession number | T.122-1939 |
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| Record created | January 13, 2004 |
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