Headdress

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Woven pattern consists of vertical stripes in bright colours, red, blue, green predominating and below, three close woven horizontal stripes with small lozenge diaper and fret patterns in gold, silver and coloured silks. 27inch fringe in coloured wool, red predominating, attatched to lower edge and sides. No lining and black tape ties at sides.

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Categories	Clothing Embroidery Textiles Womenswear Folk Art Regional Dress
Object type	Headdress
Title	Headdress
Materials and techniques	Woven silk, wool and metal thread. Silk Fiber Wool Metal Thread Weaving Brocading
Brief description	Headdress, wool brocaded in silk and metal thread, Romania, 1900-1920.
Physical description	Woven pattern consists of vertical stripes in bright colours, red, blue, green predominating and below, three close woven horizontal stripes with small lozenge diaper and fret patterns in gold, silver and coloured silks. 27inch fringe in coloured wool, red predominating, attatched to lower edge and sides. No lining and black tape ties at sides.
Dimensions	Width: 15.5in Height: 7.5in (Note: Excluding fringe.) Dimensions have been taken from historic register and have not been checked.
Credit line	Received from the 'Romanian Friends of the V&A Museum' via Prof George Oprescu of London. RP 3234/1935.
Object history	Received from the 'Romanian Friends of the V&A Museum' via Prof Geroge Oprescu of London. Note in register says 'General Remarks: c.f. T199-1928 See Peasant Art in Romania p.112.'
Collection	Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number	T.77-1935

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Record created	June 24, 2009
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O361295/headdress-headdress/

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