Design
16/10/1559 (Designed)
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Designs for embroidery from a volume of designs by Lunardo Fero dedicated to Elena Foscara, 16 October 1559.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Pen and ink and watercolour on laid paper. |
| Brief description | Design for embroidery from a volume of designs by Lunardo Fero |
| Physical description | Leaf of two different designs laid out in a vertical format on cream-coloured laid paper. The design on the left is a short design like an elongated sprig with a central red bud from which emerge green leaves. The design on the right forms a right angle consisting of leaves and palmettes viewed from the side, drawn in pen and ink, and small flowers, the whole design being topped by a palmette in red watercolour. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | '15' (The figure is written in the same brown ink as that in which the designs are drawn.) |
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| Summary | Designs for embroidery from a volume of designs by Lunardo Fero dedicated to Elena Foscara, 16 October 1559. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, Accessions 1909, London: Printed For His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1910 |
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| Accession number | E.1940:15-1909 |
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| Record created | October 17, 2005 |
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