1840 / 1860, England

1840 / 1860, England

Identifier
T.151-1964
Acquisition
Given by the Dowager Lady Stanley of Alderley
Collection
Material
Technique
Depiction
Dimension
74.93 cm (length)
76.2 cm (width)
Production time
Production place
Type of object

Description

Kerchief of pink figured silk with a white silk warp and pink silk weft. The field is covered with flower sprigs and the border has a meander of flower heads with leaves in the curves, and are marked off by fancy edgings. There are selvedges at the side from which a portion of the pink silk weft floats free as a fringe. The ends have a white warp fringe. Kerchief of figured silk, England, 1840-1860