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Passementerie (Ribbon)
1780-1800
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Europe
Materials
- Silk
- Metallic thread
Museum Object Number
1955.0003.014
Credit Line/Donor
Gift of Henry Francis du Pont
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Object Number
1955.0003.014
Object Name
Passementerie (Ribbon)
Category
Textiles (Needlework)
Place of Origin
Europe
Date
1780-1800
Mark/Signature/Inscription/Label
Type: Inscription
Location: Paper tag
Inscription: "Olds caps, bits of / silk, etc. put away / by Mary Wright Alsop / about 1780. / No. 70." (handwritten, graphite)
Mark/Signature: No
Materials
- Silk
- Metallic thread
Techniques
- Woven (brocaded)
Dimensions (inches)
1.5 (W) x 35 (L)
Dimensions (centimeters)
3.81 (W) x 88.9 (L)
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