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Brace (one of a pair)
French
1800–30
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk plain weave with silk embroidery, cotton figure woven tape, leather, metal and metal springs, and silk taffeta ribbon
Dimensions
74.9 x 5.6 cm (29 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
The Elizabeth Day McCormick Collection
Accession Number43.2006b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionWhite canvas tent-stitch embroidered with polychrome silk pastoral vignettes (swan, flower basket, horse, house, woman with donkey, center wreath with initial "R" flanked by floral sprays, man on horseback, peacock, bouquet, sheep and dog). Elasticized kid strap with buttonhole at one end, figured cotton strap at mid-back with steel buckle on one. Blue silk back and binding.
ProvenancePurchased by donor in 1928.