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Hunting Scarf

Date1844-1850

Maker Francis Asken

OriginIreland, Dublin, 96 Grafton Street

MediumSilk, Leather

DimensionsCollar: 15 inches long by 2 ¾ inches wide, Tails: 26 ½ inches wide by 6 1/8 inches

Credit LineMuseum Purchase

Object number2021-183

DescriptionA hunting scarf made from black silk satin. The long tails of the scarf are hemmed on one long edge and each end. The end that attaches to the collar is stiffened with a cord on the interior. The collar is black silk satin folded over a stiffened material. The interior of the collar retains a makers label and two long narrow pieces of leather located in the middle on both top and bottom. One long tail is attached completely to the collar, where the other tail is attached only at the top edge for half an inch.
MarkingsPrinted silk label reads:

Asken
Shirt Maker, Hoiser, and Military Glover
96 Grafton Street, Dublin
Shirts, Stocks, Made to Order & Measures Kept