Ceinture Fleche, Sash

Ceinture Fleche, Sash

Ceinture Fleche, Sash

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Introduction

A ceinture fleche or sash, probably of French Canadian manufacture

Nation of Maker: French-Canadian
Date Made or Date Range: 1780s-1850s
Materials

three-ply yarn in red, brown, yellow, light blue, olive green, white

Condition: poor, bad tearing and wear in centre portions
Current Location: National Museum of Ireland
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number: NN 295
GKS Reference Number: 25269
Record Creation Context

GRASAC Research trip to National Museum of Ireland July 23 2010. Participants, Alan Corbiere, Ruth Phillips, Crystal Migwans, Nicholas Stolle, assisted by Padraig Clancy and Emma Crosby

Approximate Place of Origin

43.0703, -80.1184