Scarf
ca. 1860 (made)
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Silk velvet scarf. Shaped, and narrower at the ends than at the centre back. In brown silk ribbed tabby with a black silk pile design of bunches of roses graded in size from the ends to the middle of the scarf linked by three rows of chain or braid. Smaller bunches of flowers are scattered in the gaps and there is a narrow border of rose and leaf trail. The top edge is reinforced with a binding of brown silk.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk velvet |
| Brief description | Silk velvet scarf, possibly made in France, ca. 1860 |
| Physical description | Silk velvet scarf. Shaped, and narrower at the ends than at the centre back. In brown silk ribbed tabby with a black silk pile design of bunches of roses graded in size from the ends to the middle of the scarf linked by three rows of chain or braid. Smaller bunches of flowers are scattered in the gaps and there is a narrow border of rose and leaf trail. The top edge is reinforced with a binding of brown silk. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Phyllis Pengree |
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| Accession number | T.357-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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