Straw Braid
1850-1890 (made)
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Thirteen straw decorations for hats attached to fabric covered card. The straw has been flattened and die stamped from a sheet of straw marquetry into ivy-leaf shapes of different sizes and designs, and formed into strips of about 127 mm (5 inches) with plaited horsehair and glass bead decoration.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Die stamped straw marquetry with plaited horsehair and glass beads |
| Brief description | Thirteen straw decorations for hats attached to fabric covered card, made by Jacob Isler & Co., Wohlen, 1850-1890. |
| Physical description | Thirteen straw decorations for hats attached to fabric covered card. The straw has been flattened and die stamped from a sheet of straw marquetry into ivy-leaf shapes of different sizes and designs, and formed into strips of about 127 mm (5 inches) with plaited horsehair and glass bead decoration. |
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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. |
| Production | Samples assembled in the 1900s. |
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| 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.102-1992 |
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| Record created | December 4, 2002 |
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