Kerchief
ca. 1815-1835 (made)
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Kerchief with white silk centre and fringe with a narrow woven worsted border in dark blue flanked by one white and one black guard stripe. The border has three rows of tiny sprigs of four different patterns in red, white and orange. The black guard stripe has a running device of the same colours, and the white guard stripe a running sprig in red, green and black.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk surrounded by woven worsted and silk fringe |
| Brief description | Kerchief of silk with fringe, possibly made in Paisley, Scotland, ca. 1815-1835 |
| Physical description | Kerchief with white silk centre and fringe with a narrow woven worsted border in dark blue flanked by one white and one black guard stripe. The border has three rows of tiny sprigs of four different patterns in red, white and orange. The black guard stripe has a running device of the same colours, and the white guard stripe a running sprig in red, green and black. |
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| Credit line | Given anonymously |
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| Accession number | T.280-1978 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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