Turban

Clothing/Dress/Costume

Historic Hudson Valley

Name/Title

Turban

Entry/Object ID

MP.2001.57

Description

White silk gauze netting support with gold-metal pieces (tinsel) forming two different alternating zig-zag patterned rows. One row consists of three narrow rows of a zig-zag pattern. The two outer zig-zag rows are flat and plain pieces of gold-metal. The inside zig-zag row is made of flat and textured gold-metal pieces. The second alternating row has gold metal pieces that make up one wide zig-zag row with looped pieces on the ends of the pattern, connected by strips of textured gold-metal pieces. Each twisted gold-metal fringe is looped at the top, with each piece ending with a small ring. The turban's wrapped shape sits on head with the fringe on person's right side and the bunched up area is on the person's left side.

Clothing/Dress/Costume Details

Textile Details

Material

Gauze, Metal, Gold

Made/Created

Artist Information

Artist

Unknown

Attribution

Maker

Date made

1833

Label/Inscription/Signature

Type

Inscription

Transcription

(See Description)

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Height

4 in

Length

6 in

Diameter

13 in

Dimension Notes

Display Dimensions: 4 x 6 x 13 in. (10.2 x 15.2 x 33 cm)

Condition

Notes

Overall Analysis: Conserved Peebles Island, Feb. 15, 1987. Report in the object file. Remarks: Details of condition: Torn throughout netting, crinoline attached to tail, looping on metalwork unraveling, some tarnishing on metal, stitches loose throughout, very fragile.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Louise Davezac Livingston, Unknown

Notes

Former owner

General Notes

Note Type

Curatorial Remarks

Note

Worn by Louise Livington

Note Type

StorageNote

Note

Home Location: Historic Hudson Valley, Union Church, Storage, Shelf 10A