Clothing application

Applied Arts

Inventory number
2023.5.23.1.AA.TX.C1913.FR
Description
Garment applique of elongated rhombus shape with rounded edges, supposed to decorate a dress or a headband, made of dark emerald green silk, decorated on the front with metallic thread pleated ribbon on the borders, and glass gems: two green oval on the sides, four peacock eyes in the center with four round mirror effect cabochons and one round green murano glass gems in the middle. Embroidered with thick green wool thread and golden thread. 
Materials
Silk
Metallic thread
Glass cabochons
Origin
circa 1913 France
Dimensions
Length : 16 cm
Height : 8 cm