Collar
1825-1850 (made)
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Bertha collar of blonde needle lace and silk ribbon. Open in the front and made of a series of borders of white silk bobbin lace patterned with trefoil leaves and formal ornament, and mounted in two curves on a ground of machine-made net. The collar is decorated with three bows and a narrow band near the top edge of yellow silk ribbon woven with a design of cone-shapes and curving lines of strapwork.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Needle lace and silk ribbon, silk bobbin lace on a ground of machine-made net |
| Brief description | Bertha collar of blonde needle lace and silk ribbon, Ireland, 1825-1850 |
| Physical description | Bertha collar of blonde needle lace and silk ribbon. Open in the front and made of a series of borders of white silk bobbin lace patterned with trefoil leaves and formal ornament, and mounted in two curves on a ground of machine-made net. The collar is decorated with three bows and a narrow band near the top edge of yellow silk ribbon woven with a design of cone-shapes and curving lines of strapwork. |
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| Credit line | Given by Lord Rockley |
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| Accession number | T.75-1965 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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