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Scarf

Collection Type

  • Clothing and accessories

Date

1900-1910

GUSN

GUSN-73838

Description

Printed silk chiffon; pastel paisley border, with satin stripes, in pinks, blues and greens; cream center, scrolling meander with narrower border of "patchwork" pattern, ends are cream with row of faggoting.

Details

Descriptive Terms

scarves (costume accessories)
stoles (outerwear)
accessories
chiffon
silk (textile)
Scarf
Scarf

Associated Building

Original to Codman House (Lincoln, Mass.),

Maker

Unknown

Credit Line

Bequest of Dorothy S.F.M. Codman

Accession Number

1969.6267

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