Fragment (Bonnet Trim)
1850
Medium
Three tapes of horsehair, twill oblique interlacing; two tapes of horsehair and straw, twill oblique interlacing, openwork with supplementary wrapping elements; one tape of horsehair and straw, plain weave, openwork with raised profile formed by extended wrapped and twill oblique interlaced wefts; embellished with horsehair, cotton, and straw in twined tapes of twill oblique interlacing and florets of cotton plain weave with supplementary pile wefts forming cut solid "velvet" (velveteen); embroidered with straw in back stitches
Dimensions
7.3 × 10 cm (2 7/8 × 4 in.)
Classification
textile
Department
Textiles
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
71376
About the Artist
Unknown
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