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Decoration from a head-dress
Russian
18th or early 19th century
Medium/Technique
Linen and silk; embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 17.9 x 13.5 cm (7 1/16 x 5 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number31.173
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionGround: light neutral linen. Design: rectangle with narrow borders on two sides, enclosing a geometric S-form with three triangles at each end, worked with black silk in satin stitch and worn gold thread (gilded silver wound on silk). The borders are edged with reddish orange and light neutral orange silk. Alike on both sides.
ProvenanceFrom the Collection of Madame N. de Shabelsky