Headscarf
Headscarf
19th century (made)
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
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| Object type | |
| Title | Headscarf |
| 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. |
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| 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 created | June 24, 2009 |
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