Headdress
19th century (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Headdress for a woman of silk brocade and silver lace, backed with cloth of silver strips, and a wide edging of pleated silk net. The silk edging is stiffened with wire. The brocade has a pattern of detached sprays of flowers and leaves, in colours, partly in chenille. Other flowers are embroidered in raised silver thread on a ground of white silk, and silver thread and strips. The scalloped silver lace has a pattern of two opposed rows of fan-shaped and diamond devices. The headdress is lined with glazed pink cotton. There is a large bow at the top.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk brocade, silver lace, glazed cotton |
| Brief description | embroidered, 1800s, Austrian |
| Physical description | Headdress for a woman of silk brocade and silver lace, backed with cloth of silver strips, and a wide edging of pleated silk net. The silk edging is stiffened with wire. The brocade has a pattern of detached sprays of flowers and leaves, in colours, partly in chenille. Other flowers are embroidered in raised silver thread on a ground of white silk, and silver thread and strips. The scalloped silver lace has a pattern of two opposed rows of fan-shaped and diamond devices. The headdress is lined with glazed pink cotton. There is a large bow at the top. |
| Dimensions |
|
| Object history | Purchased by the Museum in 1904 from Mr O. Moeller of West Kensington and Thuringen, along with several other items of Germanic headwear [RP 82058/1904]. On entry to the collection it was noted that it was soiled and slightly worn. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 787-1904 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
| Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest
