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Sash
Object/Artifact
2” wide Roman sash- necktie size. Silk woven with unequal weft bands on what is (now) a chartreuse ground; the major color is red, with small bands of black, green, sky blue, yellow and white. Self fringe. These were a tourist item made in Italy by a limited group of weavers - as per CSA symposium presentation 2005...
G2005.108
Bruce and Susan Greene Costume Collection
1860 - 1880
User Age: Adult Gender: Either
Ribbon
Roman
Striped
Sash
Silk
Tourist
2-1/2 in
33 in