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Baldric

1660-1680 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Man’s baldric made of brown chamois, interlined with leather and lined with brown silk taffeta. It is couched with beige and brown silk thread and small brown silk-wrapped rectangles of parchment in a pattern of interlocking loops.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Leather, silk, parchment; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn
Brief description
Man's baldric, 1660-80, English; Leather, embroidered, lined with brown silk
Physical description
Man’s baldric made of brown chamois, interlined with leather and lined with brown silk taffeta. It is couched with beige and brown silk thread and small brown silk-wrapped rectangles of parchment in a pattern of interlocking loops.
Dimensions
  • Overall length: 84.5cm (approx)
  • At shoulder width: 6.6cm (approx)
Credit line
Given by Lady Spickernell
Collection
Accession number
T.41-1938

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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