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Scarf

Scarf
19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Scarf of machine-made net embroidered with coloured floss silk in a floral design. There is a 2.25 inches wide border around the scarf with densely-packed flowers and leaves. each end of the scarf is decorated with two rows of three large floral sprays. The rest of the scarf is undecorated. The colour are green, red, orange, yellow, white and blue.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleScarf
Materials and techniques
Machine-made net embroidered with floss silk
Brief description
Scarf of machine-made net embroidered with floss silk, Austria, 19th century
Physical description
Scarf of machine-made net embroidered with coloured floss silk in a floral design. There is a 2.25 inches wide border around the scarf with densely-packed flowers and leaves. each end of the scarf is decorated with two rows of three large floral sprays. The rest of the scarf is undecorated. The colour are green, red, orange, yellow, white and blue.
Dimensions
  • Length: 98in
  • Width: 22in
Credit line
Given by Mrs E. Adams, in memory of Mrs Beatrice Acland
Collection
Accession number
T.167-1984

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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