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Chair Seat

ca. 1730 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fragment for a chair seat of silk and wool embroidery on canvas, worked in tent stitch (gros and petit point). The design consists of a bowl full of flowers set in a symmetrical arrangement of floral stems, springing from a grassy mound. The colours used are red, yellow, blue, and green in varying shades on a white ground. The needlework has been mounted on a framework.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk & wool embroidery on canvas, worked in tent stitch
Brief description
Embroidered chair upholstery fragment, England, ca. 1730.
Physical description
Fragment for a chair seat of silk and wool embroidery on canvas, worked in tent stitch (gros and petit point). The design consists of a bowl full of flowers set in a symmetrical arrangement of floral stems, springing from a grassy mound. The colours used are red, yellow, blue, and green in varying shades on a white ground. The needlework has been mounted on a framework.
Dimensions
  • Length: 40in
  • Width: 5in
Credit line
Given by Miss M. Burd.
Object history
Registered File number 1929/5231. Part of a set of chair upholstery fragments, T.87 to 87M-1929. The embroidery was removed from the chair and the pieces re-numbered. The back and sides are basically in their 18th century shape, but the edges of the sides have been cut and the seat has been joined.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.87G-1929

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Record createdSeptember 6, 2010
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