Object Details
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Ribbon of fine white ribbed silk with head and shoulders of Queen Elizabeth finely brocaded in purple silk with inscription below: "H. M. QUEEN ELIZABETH II 1953 This tassel is made of Lullingstone Silk which will be used in Coronation Robes." Lower end folded to form point, from which hangs a purple silk tassel. This ribbon commemorates Queen Elizabeth's Coronation.
Credit Line
Gift of Jean E. Mailey
Date
1953
Accession Number
1953-215-1
Restrictions & Rights
Usage conditions apply
Type
woven textiles
Commemorative ribbon badge
Medium
Medium: silk Technique: plain weave with supplementary weft
Dimensions
H x W: 14 x 6 cm (5 1/2 x 2 3/8 in.)
made in
Eynsford, Kent, England
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Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Link to Original Record
Record ID
chndm_1953-215-1