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1942

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2015

2025

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Dress Ornament

This is a Dress ornament. It is dated late 18th century and we acquired it in 1942. Its medium is silk, parchment, metal wire. It is a part of the Textiles department.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 13 × 11 cm (5 1/8 × 4 5/16 in.)

Cite this object as

Dress Ornament; silk, parchment, metal wire; H x W: 13 × 11 cm (5 1/8 × 4 5/16 in.); 1942-55-20

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