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Headdress

Title	Headdress
Author	Unknown
Publication Date:	1930
Publication Place	Bethlehem (made) -
Subject	Textiles Clothing Hats & Headwear
Type	Other
Language	Undetermined
Digital	Yes
Manuscript	No
Library:	Victoria and Albert Museum
Library Asset ID	T.129-1933
Record ID	T.129-1933
Library Location	Middle East Section
Date	1930
Notes	Miss Orwin, the donor, purchased this whilst in Bethlehem. While easily mistaken for a dress front due to its rectangular form, the acquisition record describes how this headdress was arranged.
Malzemeler ve teknikler	Cotton embroidered in silks, trimmed with gilt coins Cotton Embroidery Silks Embroidery
Fiziksel açıklama	Headdress, an oblong piece of black cotton with two red cloth ties at the sides, two short tabs at the back, and a piece of elastic and two black cords in front. Row of imitation gilt coins which goes over forehead, behind a band of polychrome embroidery, with a square embroidered panel on top of the head, two red floral devices embroidered at the sides towards the front.

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Headdress

Author Unknown

Publication Date 1930

Publication Place Bethlehem (made) -

Subject Textiles Clothing Hats & Headwear

Type Other

Language Undetermined

Digital Yes

Manuscript No

Library Victoria and Albert Museum

Library Asset ID T.129-1933

Record ID T.129-1933

Library Location Middle East Section

Date 1930

Notes Miss Orwin, the donor, purchased this whilst in Bethlehem. While easily mistaken for a dress front due to its rectangular form, the acquisition record describes how this headdress was arranged.

Malzemeler ve teknikler Cotton embroidered in silks, trimmed with gilt coins Cotton Embroidery Silks Embroidery

Fiziksel açıklama Headdress, an oblong piece of black cotton with two red cloth ties at the sides, two short tabs at the back, and a piece of elastic and two black cords in front. Row of imitation gilt coins which goes over forehead, behind a band of polychrome embroidery, with a square embroidered panel on top of the head, two red floral devices embroidered at the sides towards the front.