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Ribbon

ca. 1850-1851 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ribbon of woven figured silk. Scale pattern within a scrolling border. Pale pink ground with the pattern in creamy-white silk. With floral design. With a label stating this ribbon was exhibited in the 1851 Great Exhibition.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven figured silk
Brief description
Ribbon of woven figured silk, made by Cox & Co., Coventry, ca. 1850-1851
Physical description
Ribbon of woven figured silk. Scale pattern within a scrolling border. Pale pink ground with the pattern in creamy-white silk. With floral design. With a label stating this ribbon was exhibited in the 1851 Great Exhibition.
Dimensions
  • Length: 6.25in
  • Width: 6.875in
Marks and inscriptions
Class XIII, No. 66 (Label stating this ribbon was exhibited in the 1851 Great Exhibition)
Credit line
Given by HM Commissioners of the Great Exhibition of 1851
Object history
Formerly AP.393:5.
Other number
AP.393 - Previous number
Collection
Accession number
T.306-1967

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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