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Straw Braid

1840-1850 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Five straw decorations for hats attached to fabric covered card. Straw thread woven on a handloom with possibly silk warp in strips of varying widths and embroidered with straw splints in geometric and floral patterns. Braided border of twisted straw thread.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Woven straw thread and silk embroidered with straw splints
Brief description
Five straw decorations for hats attached to fabric covered card, made by Jacob Isler & Co., Wohlen, 1840-1850
Physical description
Five straw decorations for hats attached to fabric covered card. Straw thread woven on a handloom with possibly silk warp in strips of varying widths and embroidered with straw splints in geometric and floral patterns. Braided border of twisted straw thread.
Dimensions
  • Width: 229mm
  • Length: 332mm
  • Width: 9.125in
  • Length: 13.25in
Measurement of card
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.
Production
Samples assembled in the 1900s.
Bibliographic reference
Kuhn, D. et al. Strohzeiten: Geschichte und Geschichten der aargauischen Strohindustrie. Aarau/Schweiz: AT Verlag, 1991
Collection
Accession number
T.100-1992

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Record createdDecember 4, 2002
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