Scarf
ca. 1810-1815 (made)
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Scarf of white woven silk with a decorative side edging formed by dark green and white silk warp threads. The scarf is long and narrow, and at each end is a row of seven squat and angular cones in the same green, with fillings in cream and magenta silk. A narrow band of decoration above and a wider below the cones are in the same colours. There is a warp fringe, the silk strands twisted, the pairs of twists are then twisted together and knotted at the bottom.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk |
| Brief description | Silk scarf, Paisley, Scotland, ca. 1810-1815 |
| Physical description | Scarf of white woven silk with a decorative side edging formed by dark green and white silk warp threads. The scarf is long and narrow, and at each end is a row of seven squat and angular cones in the same green, with fillings in cream and magenta silk. A narrow band of decoration above and a wider below the cones are in the same colours. There is a warp fringe, the silk strands twisted, the pairs of twists are then twisted together and knotted at the bottom. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss C. Wigginton |
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| Accession number | T.212-1966 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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