Towel Border
nineteenth century (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
Embroidered linen cover with silver-gilt thread and coloured silks in satin. Stitching techniques include long, short and drawn thread stitching. The cover is made of four strips of embrouidery joined together by insertion stitches. The design on the two centre strips consists of a row of pink flowers amidst large formalised leaves from which spring other flowers and formalised plants. Along the centre of the cover is a narrow band of silver gilt bobbin lace. On the two outer strips is a design of vases of flowers in between columns with cypress trees above them; the remainder of the space being filled with flowers and leaves. Around three sides of the end strips a fringe of silver-gilt strip is arranged in a looped pattern. The cover has a plain linen backing. In the central strips, the colours are mainly pink and blue. In the outer strips there are browns, pinks and yellows with a little green and blue.
Object details
Category | |
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | Embroidered linen with coloured silks |
Brief description | Embroidered linen cover, nineteenth century, Turkish |
Physical description | Embroidered linen cover with silver-gilt thread and coloured silks in satin. Stitching techniques include long, short and drawn thread stitching. The cover is made of four strips of embrouidery joined together by insertion stitches. The design on the two centre strips consists of a row of pink flowers amidst large formalised leaves from which spring other flowers and formalised plants. Along the centre of the cover is a narrow band of silver gilt bobbin lace. On the two outer strips is a design of vases of flowers in between columns with cypress trees above them; the remainder of the space being filled with flowers and leaves. Around three sides of the end strips a fringe of silver-gilt strip is arranged in a looped pattern. The cover has a plain linen backing. In the central strips, the colours are mainly pink and blue. In the outer strips there are browns, pinks and yellows with a little green and blue. |
Dimensions |
|
Credit line | Given by lady Hudson |
Object history | Registered File number 1962/2255 |
Subjects depicted | |
Collection | |
Accession number | T.66-1963 |
About this object record
Explore the Collections contains over a million catalogue records, and over half a million images. It is a working database that includes information compiled over the life of the museum. Some of our records may contain offensive and discriminatory language, or reflect outdated ideas, practice and analysis. We are committed to addressing these issues, and to review and update our records accordingly.
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
You can write to us to suggest improvements to the record.
Suggest feedback
Record created | June 24, 2009 |
Record URL |
Download as: JSONIIIF Manifest