Border
ca. 1890 (made)
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Border of crochet and silk. A long border with 'Vandyke' scallops worked with cream silk in a variety of crochet stitches. Each scallop and the portion of the border above it is decorated with four large flower-like rosettes. Two of the rosettes have padded rings in the manner of Venetian Gros point, one is worked with clusters of raised loop stitches, and the fourth has raised petals of tatting-crochet. The tiny scallops around the edges of the 'Vandykes' are reminiscent of the 'points' of early needle laces.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk with crochet |
| Brief description | Border of crochet and silk, Ireland, ca. 1890 |
| Physical description | Border of crochet and silk. A long border with 'Vandyke' scallops worked with cream silk in a variety of crochet stitches. Each scallop and the portion of the border above it is decorated with four large flower-like rosettes. Two of the rosettes have padded rings in the manner of Venetian Gros point, one is worked with clusters of raised loop stitches, and the fourth has raised petals of tatting-crochet. The tiny scallops around the edges of the 'Vandykes' are reminiscent of the 'points' of early needle laces. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Ethel Hill |
| Bibliographic reference | Miller, Lesley Ellis, and Ana Cabrera Lafuente, with Claire Allen-Johnstone, eds. Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion. London: Thames & Hudson Ltd in association with the Victoria and Albert Museum, 2021. ISBN 978-0-500-48065-6.
This object features in the publication Silk: Fibre, Fabric and Fashion (2021) |
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| Accession number | T.69-1972 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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