Headdress
Headdress
1850 (made)
1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
Worn by unmarried women from confirmation age to engagement.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Headdress |
| Materials and techniques | Satin, silk, beads, spangles, pinking |
| Brief description | Headdress, silk, satin, beads, spangles, Germany, 1850 |
| Physical description | Headdress of red satin ribbon, with two central cascading ribbons of the same material ornamented with spangles and beads. The ribbon has frayed and pinked scalloped edges. German, 19th century. To the sides are two long white figured silk streamer ribbons with purple floral motifs, also embellished with beads and spangles. Each ribbon is finished with a strip of tightly pleated silk with beads. |
| Dimensions |
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| Summary | Worn by unmarried women from confirmation age to engagement. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1405-1873 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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