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Pair of white muslin cuffs
French
Second half 19th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Cotton plain weave with cotton embroidery
Dimensions
12.2 x 21.2 cm (4 13/16 x 8 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. H. F. Hamilton
Accession Number51.2444a-b
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsCostumes
DescriptionPair of cuffs, white muslin (now much yellowed), embroidered with white thread in buttonhole, eyelet, satin, and dot stitches, narrow cuff band with central lozenge and above lozenge an ornament shaped likea tiara; two buttonholes embroidered at each end of cuff bands for insertion of studs.