Pair of Garters
1780-1800 (made)
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Pair of woman’s garters of ivory silk taffeta, padded, and lined with silk taffeta. They are tamboured with coloured silk floss in an abstract pattern of vines and flowers. Around the border of each is a narrow pink silk gimp. Each garter has a wide ribbon is white silk at each end for tying.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Silk; hand-woven, tamboured, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Pair of woman's garters of ivory silk taffeta, 1780-1800, French; tamboured coloured silks |
| Physical description | Pair of woman’s garters of ivory silk taffeta, padded, and lined with silk taffeta. They are tamboured with coloured silk floss in an abstract pattern of vines and flowers. Around the border of each is a narrow pink silk gimp. Each garter has a wide ribbon is white silk at each end for tying. |
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| Accession number | T.208-1911 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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