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Collections

Woman's Muff1780s

Not on view
Cylindrical bolster pillow in pale blush-pink silk with central embroidered floral wreath, smaller floral sprigs, and salmon satin ribbon bows at each end
Cylindrical bolster pillow in cream silk with pink satin ribbon ties at each end, featuring a central oval medallion of embroidered flowers and foliage in red, blue, and green thread.
Silk embroidery on linen ground depicting a botanical sprig with two flower clusters; upper cluster shows pale blue-green closed blooms with green twisted stem, lower cluster features pink and olive-gold petals with trailing threadwork; stitching in raised padded and satin techniques.
Title
Woman's Muff
Place Made
England
Date Made
1780s
Medium
Silk plain weave (taffeta) with silk plain weave ribbon embroidery, silk embroidery, silk satin ribbons, and linen lace
Dimensions
7 × 15 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (17.78 × 39.37 × 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Suzanne A. Saperstein and Michael and Ellen Michelson, with additional funding from the Costume Council, the Edgerton Foundation, Gail and Gerald Oppenheimer, Maureen H. Shapiro, Grace Tsao, and Lenore and Richard Wayne
Accession Number
M.2007.211.137
Classification
Costumes
Collecting Area
Costume and Textiles