Set of garters
Set of Garters
19th century (made)
19th century (made)
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Set of garters. Tapestry-woven in red silk with a pattern in purple, blue and dark green silk and gold and silver threads. At one end of each garter is an area woven with interlocking colours in purple, green, silver and gold, and flanked by bands of silver containing two narrow blue stripes. The rest of the design is composed of stepped squares making diagonals of colour divided by diagonals of metal thread. The colours vary from block to block. Between the block of squares are stripe patterns in alternatively silver and gold mingled with the red silk of the ground. There are 14 warp threads in the 0.5 inch width of the ribbon. The warp is of silk. At each end is a short tassel of silver wire.
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Parts | This object consists of 3 parts.
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Title | Set of garters |
Materials and techniques | Tapestry-woven in silk and gold and silver threads. |
Brief description | Set of garters, silk with gold and silver threads, Romania, 1800s. |
Physical description | Set of garters. Tapestry-woven in red silk with a pattern in purple, blue and dark green silk and gold and silver threads. At one end of each garter is an area woven with interlocking colours in purple, green, silver and gold, and flanked by bands of silver containing two narrow blue stripes. The rest of the design is composed of stepped squares making diagonals of colour divided by diagonals of metal thread. The colours vary from block to block. Between the block of squares are stripe patterns in alternatively silver and gold mingled with the red silk of the ground. There are 14 warp threads in the 0.5 inch width of the ribbon. The warp is of silk. At each end is a short tassel of silver wire. |
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Credit line | Given by Miss Ruby Cleeve. |
Object history | A note in the register says: 'the geometric patterns are similar to those found in the peasant textiles of eastern Europe especially in some tapestry-woven rugs of Roumania.' Recieved from 'The Misses Cleeve' of Surrey. |
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Accession number | T.254 to B-1966 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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