Garter Item Number: 50.67.37d from the Brooklyn Museum
Description
This garter is loom woven probably without the use of a heddle. It has both the warp and weft made of thread with small seed beads. The beads are patterned with long lines of diamonds in black, yellow, and lavender. See other garters 50.67.37 a,b,c.shown in additional photogrpahs.
Credit Line
Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
Item History
- Made between 1800 and 1825
What
- Name
- Garter
- Identification Number
- 50.67.37d
- Type of Item
- garter
- Material
- thread, yarn and glass seed bead
- Overall
- length 12.25 in, width 1.0 in
Where
- Holding Institution
- Brooklyn Museum
When
- Creation Date
- between 1800 and 1825
Other
- Classification
- Accessory