Collar
1850-1875 (made)
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Collar of pale cream silk and Maltese bobbin lace. Large, semi-circular collar with the pattern arranged in three concentric bands. The largest central portion is densely filled with closely inter-locking stars of wheat ears, broken by eight more open roundels containing Maltese crosses in cloth-work. The scalloped edge is formed by touching circles alternately containing Maltese crosses and stars, or flowers of wheat ears. The neck edge is worked with stars and sprays of wheat ears joined by plaited brides. The whole is made of separate strips joined together.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk and bobbin lace |
| Brief description | Collar of silk and bobbin lace, Malta, 1850-1875 |
| Physical description | Collar of pale cream silk and Maltese bobbin lace. Large, semi-circular collar with the pattern arranged in three concentric bands. The largest central portion is densely filled with closely inter-locking stars of wheat ears, broken by eight more open roundels containing Maltese crosses in cloth-work. The scalloped edge is formed by touching circles alternately containing Maltese crosses and stars, or flowers of wheat ears. The neck edge is worked with stars and sprays of wheat ears joined by plaited brides. The whole is made of separate strips joined together. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs E. Aitken |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.208-1966 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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