Fichu

Item Information

Title:
Fichu
Description:
A rectangular scalloped double collar with ties. The sheer white linen was embroidered with zig-zag edge with openworn border, bell flower inner border and floral sprigs (in white thread).
Date:
1830–1850
Format:
Objects/Artifacts
Genre:
cotton (textile)
embroidering
linen (material)
fichus
accessories (object genre)
Location:
Historic New England
Collection (local):
Digitized Museum Collections
Subjects:
floral patterns
Linen
Cotton
Embroidered
Floral
Places:
Massachusetts > Essex (county) > Newbury
Spencer-Peirce-Little Farm (Newbury, Mass.)
Extent:
29.25 in. (W)
Link to Item:
https://gusn.us/51232
Terms of Use:
Rights status not evaluated.
Contact host institution for more information.
Notes:
Bequest of Amelia W. Little
Accession #:
1986.1131
Identifier:
51232