Women's silk scarf
Dateearly 20th Century
Object number00018362
NameScarf
MediumSilk
DimensionsOverall: 1140 x 980 mm, 0.1 kg
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection
DescriptionThis beige silk scarf would have featured as a decorative accessory to an Edwardian women’s outfit in the early 1900s. The lightweight scarf is embellished with a geometric border.HistoryComing into everyday fashion during the nineteenth century, shawls and scarves were worn in open carriages, while walking outside or during a seaside promenade. They were used by Victorian and Edwardian women as protection from the elements, though lighter weight examples were also used as a decorative part of an evening ensemble.SignificanceThis scarf is representative of popular women's fashions in the early twentieth century.
early 20th Century
1890-1910
1890s-1900s
1900 - 1920
1948