Medal ribbon
Category
Textiles
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal and ribbon
Measurements
380 mm (L)
Order this imageCollection
Dunham Massey, Cheshire
NT 936428.4
Summary
Brown envelope (a), handwritten in ink, 'Blue Ribbon / Reel silk / for Mayor / 1938?'. Contains: (b) one length of royal blue medal ribbon; (c) two strips of red and white striped medal ribbon, each with the sides stitched together down most of the lengths; (d) a length of blue moire silk medal ribbon with metal pin in top and stitched in a band; (e) a royal blue moire silk fragment; (f) length of royal blue watered silk medal ribbon stitched into a point at the bottom; (g) length of royal blue watered silk medal ribbon stitched into rough points at each end and stitched at top with blue thread loop; (h) rectangular fragment of blue silk (?) damask; (i) rectangular fragment of light blue glazed cotton.
Provenance
Stamford collection; devised to the National Trust by Roger Grey, 10th Earl of Stamford (1896-1976).