Collar
1880-1899 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Square cut collar attached to a choker neck. It is made of cream silk bobbin lace. The centre contains large oval leaves with wheat-ear decoration worked separately over the surface. The two leaves at the centre back form a cartouche which is filled with wheat-ears. The border consists of linked palmette leaves decorated with surface worked wheat-ears.
It has cloth and half stitch work with thick gimp outlines and a plaited mesh.
It has cloth and half stitch work with thick gimp outlines and a plaited mesh.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk bobbin lace |
| Brief description | Collar of silk bobbin lace, England, 1880-1899 |
| Physical description | Square cut collar attached to a choker neck. It is made of cream silk bobbin lace. The centre contains large oval leaves with wheat-ear decoration worked separately over the surface. The two leaves at the centre back form a cartouche which is filled with wheat-ears. The border consists of linked palmette leaves decorated with surface worked wheat-ears. It has cloth and half stitch work with thick gimp outlines and a plaited mesh. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Miss Helena Wallis. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.125-1976 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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