Childbed Linen
1650-1699 (made)
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Parts of a set of childbed linen including a biggin, long bib, stayband, forehead cloth, pair of sleeves, pin-on bib and a pair of mittens. All are made of fine bleached linen and decorated with an applied plait [braid] of 2 or 3 strands of 3/32-inch (1 mm) wide linen tape. The long bib has pin-tucking on each front. The pin-on bib is applied with a ruffle of ⅜-inch (8 mm) wide linen, arranged in a decorative pattern.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 9 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Linen; hand-woven, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Parts of a set of childbed linen of fine bleached linen with applied plaited tape, 1650-99, English |
| Physical description | Parts of a set of childbed linen including a biggin, long bib, stayband, forehead cloth, pair of sleeves, pin-on bib and a pair of mittens. All are made of fine bleached linen and decorated with an applied plait [braid] of 2 or 3 strands of 3/32-inch (1 mm) wide linen tape. The long bib has pin-tucking on each front. The pin-on bib is applied with a ruffle of ⅜-inch (8 mm) wide linen, arranged in a decorative pattern. |
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| Accession number | T.59-1947 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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