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Piece of Ribbon

Collection Type

  • Textiles

Date

1780-1820

GUSN

GUSN-2940

Description

Segment of taffetta ribbon of beige color, patterned with meandering blue with bud woven in rose on a white ground.

Details

Descriptive Terms

ribbon (material)
silk (textile)
weaving
Notion
Trim, Textile
Ribbon, Textile
Ribbon, Textile

Associated Building

Original to Cogswell's Grant (Essex, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Dimensions

22 x 2 1/4 (HxW) (inches)

Credit Line

Gift of Bertram K. and Nina Fletcher Little

Accession Number

1991.1430

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