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Headscarf

Headscarf
19th century (made)
Place of origin

Headscarf or kerchief with a frill of bobbin (pillow-made) lace, with wings embroidered with blossom motives in white cotton and black silk on blue silk ground, bordered with black velvet; the body white cotton, embroidered in black silk with blossom and fruit motives, about a panel of blue silk worked with white cotton and black silk. German, 19th century.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHeadscarf
Materials and techniques
Bobbin (pillow-made) lace, embroidery in cotton and silk.
Brief description
Headscarf, cotton with lace, silk and velvet, Germany (Nuremburg), around 1800-1877.
Physical description
Headscarf or kerchief with a frill of bobbin (pillow-made) lace, with wings embroidered with blossom motives in white cotton and black silk on blue silk ground, bordered with black velvet; the body white cotton, embroidered in black silk with blossom and fruit motives, about a panel of blue silk worked with white cotton and black silk. German, 19th century.
Dimensions
  • Height: 23in
  • Width: 46in
Historical measurements taken from register.
Object history
Hugarian in style, which is recorded in one of the early registers.

Given by Jacques Blumenthal, a German pianist and composer, on 27 Jan 1877.
Collection
Accession number
117-1877

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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