Suspenders
- Object Name:
- Suspenders
- Object ID:
- 2002.637.06
- Date:
- 1840-1850
- Description:
- Pair of suspenders or braces. Wool Berlinwork on cotton canvas. Hand embroidered 2.5" wide border pattern of a scrolling vine of buds in red and leaves in shades of green wool highlighted with stitches of white silk yarn. Tab ends with buttonhole backed with cream colored silk moire or "watered" ribbon, 0.25" of the ribbon is pressed to the front and handstitched as binding for the edges. Stitch marks on the end of one side indicate there was an additional fastener for the front at one time.
- Material:
- Textile
Wool
Cotton
Silk - Dimensions:
- W-2.5 L-28.5 inches
- Provenance:
- Found in collection.
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- Subjects:
- Moire, Silk, Suspenders, Clothing & dress, Berlin work, Silk, Flowers
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