garters
garters
garters
Introduction
garter, pendant
Nation of Origin
Other: Great Lakes
Date Made or Date Range:
1750s to 1810s
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Materials
small white pony beads-- uncertain about woollen colours red could be cochineal or madder, body is greeny brown but could be faded black on the edges-- same warp beads are darker than the ones that are woven--
Techniques or Format
finger woven with interwoven beads-- warps are braided in an inverted triangle gathered into and stitched together at a 3 inch mark and flow freely underneath that -- does not have the quill wrapped thongs as in most finishing of garter--
Motifs and Patterns
diagonal parallel lines and then single line with three lines filled with cross hatches with another single line, repeats design
Condition:
fair - fraying and bead loss on ends-- warp is snapped
Reasons for connecting this relative with particular times, materials, styles and uses
1750-1815
Provenance
Current Location:
Cuming Museum, London, UK
Catalogue, Accession or Reference Number:
C02334
Exhibition History
Has been on loan to the Safron Waldon Museum
About This GRASAC Record
GKS Reference Number:
26265
Approximate Place of Origin