Straw Braid
1860-1870 (made)
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Four straw decoration braids for hats attached to fabric covered card. Straw thread have been made into braids using knitting and macramé techniques with straw splints twisted and knotted into decorative patterns. Wooden beads are covered with split straw to make a 'pearl' of straw.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Card with braided knitted and macramé straw thread with straw splints and wooden beads |
| Brief description | Four straw decoration braids for hats attached to a card, Jacob Isler & Co., Wohlen, 1860-1870 |
| Physical description | Four straw decoration braids for hats attached to fabric covered card. Straw thread have been made into braids using knitting and macramé techniques with straw splints twisted and knotted into decorative patterns. Wooden beads are covered with split straw to make a 'pearl' of straw. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr R. J. Isler |
| Object history | Registered File number 1992/566. The sample card was assembled in the 1900s from the archives of the firm Jacob Isler & Co. via the Freiamter Strohmuseum in Switzerland. |
| Production | Samples assembled in the 1900s. |
| Bibliographic reference | Kuhn, D. et al. Strohzeiten: Geschichte und Geschichten der aargauischen Strohindustrie. Aarau/Schweiz: AT Verlag, 1991 |
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| Accession number | T.98-1992 |
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| Record created | December 4, 2002 |
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