Pillow Border
1800-1849 (made)
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Pillow border of linen, decorated with cut and drawn work, and embroidery in white cotton thread, chiefly in button-hole stitch. It is divided by rows of small squares into lozenge-shaped compartments which enclose geometrical devices in needlework.
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Materials and techniques | Linen embroidered with cotton thread |
Brief description | Pillow border, linen embroidered with cotton thread, Zealand, Denmark, 1800-1849. |
Physical description | Pillow border of linen, decorated with cut and drawn work, and embroidery in white cotton thread, chiefly in button-hole stitch. It is divided by rows of small squares into lozenge-shaped compartments which enclose geometrical devices in needlework. |
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Object history | This pillow border was originally part of a pillow case, which has been disposed. (RF 33/584). Purchased. Registered File number 82091/1903, 4725/1903. |
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Accession number | 338-1903 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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