Cradle Coverlet
1730 (made)
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(original 1952 description) Linen cloth quilted in lattice pattern with yellow silk in back stitch. In centre a crowned monogram, and in the four corners the same monogram in laurel wreath; flower sprays scattered over the field; chain, long and short, and stem stitches in pink, green, yellow, blue etc. silks.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen embroidered in silks |
| Brief description | Cradle coverlet of embroidered linen worked with flowers, crowns and monograms; made in England, 1730 |
| Physical description | (original 1952 description) Linen cloth quilted in lattice pattern with yellow silk in back stitch. In centre a crowned monogram, and in the four corners the same monogram in laurel wreath; flower sprays scattered over the field; chain, long and short, and stem stitches in pink, green, yellow, blue etc. silks. |
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| Credit line | Purchased |
| Object history | Bought of A Schofield (RF 51/ 101) |
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| Accession number | T.28-1951 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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