Mourning Band
1730 (made)
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Silk mourning band mounted with gold catch and small gold plaques decorated with opaque white enamel which serves as a ground for gold inscriptions or ornaments. The front of the silk except at the edges is brown, but was presmumably black like the reverse. There are losses to the fabric.
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Materials and techniques | silk, gold, enamel |
Brief description | Mourning band for Margaret Cotton, black silk mounted in enamelled gold. . English, 1730. |
Physical description | Silk mourning band mounted with gold catch and small gold plaques decorated with opaque white enamel which serves as a ground for gold inscriptions or ornaments. The front of the silk except at the edges is brown, but was presmumably black like the reverse. There are losses to the fabric. |
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Marks and inscriptions | 'MARG' 'COTTON' 'OB' '23 NOV.' '1730. AET.:4' '6' 'MON.' (Inscription in gold letters on a white ground on a series of plaques of varying size running around the bracelet.)
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Credit line | Private Collection. |
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Accession number | LOAN:NORMAN.1 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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