Not currently on display at the V&A

Valance

1700s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brown linen valance with silk embroidery in pinks, browns, yellows, blues, greens and white. Symmetrical stylised floral design, scrolling foliage with birds.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
linen embroidered with coloured silks
Brief description
Valance, natural linen embroidered in coloured silks, Castelo Branco work, 18th century
Physical description
Brown linen valance with silk embroidery in pinks, browns, yellows, blues, greens and white. Symmetrical stylised floral design, scrolling foliage with birds.
Dimensions
  • Width: 235cm
  • Length: 55cm
Production typeUnique
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.66-1927

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Record createdSeptember 26, 2007
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