Pair of garters

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The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Pair of embroidered ivory silk garters with silver thread in chain stitch. Elongated narrow strips of silk with rounded ends, cream silk ribbons attached to the ends and ruched ribbon around the edges. Embroidered with rosebuds and scrolling ribbons, bearing a different slogan on each garter.

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Title: Pair of garters
Creator: Unknown
Date Created: 1775/1784
Location: France
Provenance: Given by Christopher Lennox Boyd
Medium: Embroidered silk with silver thread, silk ribbon

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