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Pair of Forehead Cloths

1730-1760 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pair of baby's forehead cloths of fine bleached linen. Each has linen tape ties and is trimmed with the same pattern of ½-inch (1.2 cm) wide bobbin lace.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Forehead Cloth
  • Forehead Cloth
Materials and techniques
Linen; hand-woven, hand-sewn, bobbin lace
Brief description
Pair of baby's forehead cloths of fine bleached linen trimmed with bobbin lace, 1730-1760, British
Physical description
Pair of baby's forehead cloths of fine bleached linen. Each has linen tape ties and is trimmed with the same pattern of ½-inch (1.2 cm) wide bobbin lace.
Dimensions
  • T.61 b 1947, excluding ties length: 14.0cm (approx)
  • T.61 d 1947, excluding ties length: 13.0cm (approx)
Collection
Accession number
T.61B&D-1947

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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