FRENCH EMBROIDERED SILK BONNET, CIRCA 1800
AN ANTIQUE FRENCH BONNET, ATTRIBUTED TO CIRCA 1800, WITH GOLD-TONED SILK, ELABORATE METALLIC THREAD EMBROIDERY, SEQUINS AND FACETED DECORATION. FLORAL AND LEAF MOTIFS ORNAMENT THE CROWN, WITH A PATTERNED BORDER FRAMING THE FACE.
ACQUIRED FROM A DEALER IN PARIS. ORIGINAL TEXTILE WEAR, FRAYING, TARNISH AND LOSSES TO THE DECORATION ARE VISIBLE THROUGHOUT.
DIMENSIONS: 10” × 7”.
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AN ANTIQUE FRENCH BONNET, ATTRIBUTED TO CIRCA 1800, WITH GOLD-TONED SILK, ELABORATE METALLIC THREAD EMBROIDERY, SEQUINS AND FACETED DECORATION. FLORAL AND LEAF MOTIFS ORNAMENT THE CROWN, WITH A PATTERNED BORDER FRAMING THE FACE.
ACQUIRED FROM A DEALER IN PARIS. ORIGINAL TEXTILE WEAR, FRAYING, TARNISH AND LOSSES TO THE DECORATION ARE VISIBLE THROUGHOUT.
DIMENSIONS: 10” × 7”.