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Dmitry · 23rd July 2013, 07:50 PM

Hi, Norman.
2 1/2 inches is too wide for a sword knot lanyard. I think it maybe an officer's sash or a scarf, or a civilian patriotic sash, like a town mayor's, assembly members, etc., or a medal/order shoulder sash, or something along those lines.
35 1/2 inches is a few inches short for a sash, but like you said, it may have been torn off at the ends.
Sometimes the red dye fades to orange over time, being that it was probably dyed in some type of organic substance.

Look at this example, also silk. Red is pretty much gone.

I think 1760s is a bit earlier than I would put on it, l'd date it from the 1780s-1790s.

23rd July 2013, 07:50 PM	#23
Dmitry Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 607	Hi, Norman. 2 1/2 inches is too wide for a sword knot lanyard. I think it maybe an officer's sash or a scarf, or a civilian patriotic sash, like a town mayor's, assembly members, etc., or a medal/order shoulder sash, or something along those lines. 35 1/2 inches is a few inches short for a sash, but like you said, it may have been torn off at the ends. Sometimes the red dye fades to orange over time, being that it was probably dyed in some type of organic substance. Look at this example, also silk. Red is pretty much gone. I think 1760s is a bit earlier than I would put on it, l'd date it from the 1780s-1790s.