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Wig Bag

1780 - 1800 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A man's wig bag of black silk with pinked rosette and black linen drawstring

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk, linen, silk thread; hand-woven, hand-sewn, pinked
Brief description
A man's wig bag,1780-1800, English, black silk, pinked rosette
Physical description
A man's wig bag of black silk with pinked rosette and black linen drawstring
Dimensions
  • Overall, excluding ribbon length: 23.5cm (approx)
  • Excluding ribbons width: 13.0cm (approx)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Harry Matthews
Collection
Accession number
T.47-2015

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Record createdJune 25, 2015
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