Scarf
1800-1850 (made)
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Cotton embroidery in satin stitch, French knots, speckling, trailing, and eyelet holes on muslin, with insertions and trimmings of machine-made lace (Valenciennes style). At each end is a radiating floral device surrounded by wavy and straight stems above a large crescent of openwork. The middle is plain.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Cotton embroidery on muslin with machine-made lace insertions |
| Brief description | Embroidered muslin; England; 1800-50. |
| Physical description | Cotton embroidery in satin stitch, French knots, speckling, trailing, and eyelet holes on muslin, with insertions and trimmings of machine-made lace (Valenciennes style). At each end is a radiating floral device surrounded by wavy and straight stems above a large crescent of openwork. The middle is plain. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs E.G. Hughes |
| Object history | Registered File number 1930/1461. |
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| Accession number | T.19-1930 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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