1810~ / 1815~, Paisley

1810~ / 1815~, Paisley

Identificador
T.212-1966
Adquisición
Given by Miss C. Wigginton
Colección
Material
Técnica
Motivos
Dimensión
264.16 cm (length)
263 cm (length)
77.47 cm (width)
76.5 cm (width)
Siglo
Lugar de producción
Tipo de objeto

Description

Silk scarf, Paisley, Scotland, ca. 1810-1815 Scarf of white woven silk with a decorative side edging formed by dark green and white silk warp threads. The scarf is long and narrow, and at each end is a row of seven squat and angular cones in the same green, with fillings in cream and magenta silk. A narrow band of decoration above and a wider below the cones are in the same colours. There is a warp fringe, the silk strands twisted, the pairs of twists are then twisted together and knotted at the bottom.