The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 22, 2025
Embroidered Strip of Edging
1800
Overall: 80 x 77.8 cm (31 1/2 x 30 5/8 in.)
Gift of Mrs. O. E. Kelsey 1928.10
Location: Not on view
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A fichu is a large, square kerchief worn by women to fill in the low neckline of a bodice.Description
This square textile is made of fine piña fiber in plain weave. Two edges are finished with wide hand-embroidered cotton borders composed of oval medallions enclosing floral motifs, linked by scroll and leaf elements, and completed with a scalloped outer edge. The placement of embroidery on only one half suggests folding, consistent with this textile’s possible use as a fichu.- ?–1928Mrs. O. E. [Clara Vicksburg Turner] Kelsey [1863–1955], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1928–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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