Art Institute of Chicago

Fragment (Bonnet Trim)

Probably Europe

Date

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

Culture

Europe

Department

Textiles

Institution

Art Institute of Chicago

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