fichu & kerchief
Summary
Slighty stiffened white muslin embroidered with white cotton in fine white chain stitch. Triangular, the right angle and the 2 shorter sides embroiered with formal scroll and spray design and the 2 edges slotted and threaded with white silk ribbon, and edged with wide scalloped embroidered frill headed by much narrower frill. Bias edging scalloped and embroidered like frill, and threaded with ribbon, sewn to long side, to turn back and form collar ending in revers.
Object Name
fichu & kerchief
Date Created
1850-1860
Dimensions
Length (long side): 193cm
accession number
1947.2500
Collection Group
Place of creation
Europe
Medium
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