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Culture:Italian (possibly)
Title:garter
Date Made:1700-1800
Type:Personal Equipment
Materials:textile: polychrome silk embroidery; cream silk ground; batting; cardboard; cream silk ribbon
Place Made:Italy (possibly)
Accession Number:  HD F.422
Museum Collection:  Historic Deerfield

Description:
Pair of women's? garters, polychrome chain stitch on cream silk ground. he garters are stuffed or padded, and stiffened with cardboard. Inscription in ink written among the embroidery suggests Italian provenance..."mi xa (or xd) como me po nes" and "pox ui (or vi) au sen (gen) ci a.."Garters tied around the wearer's legs, above the knee, to hold up stockings, which were not elasticized until the 20th century.

Subjects:
Textile fabrics; Embroidery; polychrome; Silk

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