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Cravat

1800-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cravat of printed blue resist silk. With a simple spotted design resembling stylised flowers with chevron decoration around the borders. The hems are hand sewn in buff silk.

36.5 inches in the selvedge to selvedge width.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed resist silk, hand sewn
Brief description
Cravat of printed blue resist silk, possibly made in England or India, 1800-1850
Physical description
Cravat of printed blue resist silk. With a simple spotted design resembling stylised flowers with chevron decoration around the borders. The hems are hand sewn in buff silk.

36.5 inches in the selvedge to selvedge width.
Dimensions
  • Length: 36.5in
  • Length: 93cm
  • Width: 34in
  • Width: 86cm
  • Diagonal length: 59.5in
  • Diagonal length: 151cm
Credit line
Given by Miss B. Hinton
Object history
Registered File number 1971/678.

Folded several times on the cross along the diagonal length of the square and then wrapped around the neck so that at first the ends are at the back of the neck, and then crossed over and tied in a bow at the front.
Production
Possibly Indian for the Western market
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.423-1985

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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