Object Number 1955.0003.014

Object Name

Passementerie (Ribbon)

Category

Textiles (Needlework)

Credit Line/Donor

Gift of Henry Francis du Pont

Place of Origin

Europe

Date

1780-1800

Mark or Signature or Inscription or Label

1. Inscription; Paper tag; "Olds caps, bits of / silk, etc. put away / by Mary Wright Alsop / about 1780. / No. 70." (handwritten, graphite)

Materials

Silk; Metallic thread

Techniques

Woven (brocaded)

Dimensions (inches)

35 (L) , 1.5 (W)

Dimensions (centimeters)

88.9 (L) , 3.81 (W)

Object Description

Text available soon.

Bibliography and Bibliographic Notes

[Journal] Krueger, Glee. "A Middletown Cameo: Mary Wright Alsop and Her Needlework.". Connecticut Historical Society Museum & Library Vol. 52, No.3-4 Summer/Fall 1987
• Article on Alsop