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Object name
Date made
late 20th century
Place made
Description
Head covering of white cotton velvet with satin stitch floral embroidery featuring Edelweiss and metal eyelets threaded with ties. Likely Swiss.
Content description
Head covering of white cotton velvet with satin stitch, long and short stitch, and stem stitch floral embroidery featuring Edelweiss and other colourful meadow flowers connected by a long branch with pine needles and small red berries. The head covering is shaped with a centre seam running width-wise and two darts. It is lined with a white felted fabric and machine topstitched around the outside edge. On either end is a metal eyelet through which is threaded a white plied tie. It is likely Swiss and possibly associated with regional traditional dress, and was made in the second half of the twentieth century.
Dimensions
length: 40cm
width: 11.5cm
width: 11.5cm
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Catalogue number
RSN.3000
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