Garter
Arts of the Americas
MEDIUM
Crewel yarn, glass beads, seed beads, thread
DATES
early 19th century
DIMENSIONS
12 1/2 x 1 3/4 in. (31.8 x 4.4 cm)
ACCESSION NUMBER
50.67.37c
CREDIT LINE
Henry L. Batterman Fund and the Frank Sherman Benson Fund
PROVENANCE
Prior to 1848, provenance not yet documented; by 1848, acquired by Nathan Sturges Jarvis; 1848, gift of Nathan Sturges Jarvis to the New-York Historical Society, New York, NY; 1937, loaned by the New-York Historical Society to the Brooklyn Museum; 1950, purchased from the New-York Historical Society by the Brooklyn Museum.
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CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Beaded garter with repeating motif of eight-pointed yellow stars with white centers, outlined in blue, red, and clear beads on a blue and cloudy white background. The piece is loom woven, probably without the use of a heddle. The warps and wefts are thread and made with small seed beads. See other garters 50.67.37 a,b,d shown in additional photograph.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
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