fichu & kerchief


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

costume
womenswear

Place of creation

Europe

Medium

Legal

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