Artifact: Fringe/Tassels
Materials: Silk & Linen Threads
Dimensions: Height: 3.5 cm, Width: 22.86 cm, Width: 9 in
Date: 1750-1800
Origin: England
Collection: Victoria & Albert Museum
Ledger Entry: Silk Fringe
Department: Sewing
Customer: Charles Mason
Ledger Page: 29
Imported From:
Product Description
Fringe is type where tassels, twists, or other decorative elements are suspended from a band. Like ribbons, lace, and cording, replacing the fringe on a garment was a means of updating the fashion without purchasing or making new clothing.
Citation: “Fringe.” In The Oxford English Dictionary Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2016.;
Historical Price: 4 pence; Modern USD: $1.86
Product Variations
The databases record eight purchases of fringe. Fringe was sold in black, white, and blue. The only listed material was silk, and there were two purchases of fringe No. 2. Their prices ranged from two shillings for four and a half yards of white fringe to seventeen pence for six yards of fringe no. 2.
