Valance
1550-1574 (made)
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Valance of yellow satin, with an applique pattern in purple velvet with bunches of reddish silk threads. Repeating pattern of symmetrical leafy stems, some growing from cornucopiae, and others from vases. There is a narrow border at each end filled with floral devices, and on three sides a fringe of yellow and red silk. Lined with linen.
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Materials and techniques | Silk velvet and silk cord applied to silk satin |
Brief description | Valance, applique purple velvet on yellow satin, possibly France, 1550-1574. |
Physical description | Valance of yellow satin, with an applique pattern in purple velvet with bunches of reddish silk threads. Repeating pattern of symmetrical leafy stems, some growing from cornucopiae, and others from vases. There is a narrow border at each end filled with floral devices, and on three sides a fringe of yellow and red silk. Lined with linen. |
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Object history | Purchased. Registered File number 2481/1903, 30463/1902. Said by the vendor to have come from Blois. |
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Accession number | 38-1903 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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