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Valance

1550-1574 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Length: 65in
  • Depth: 12.5in
Object history
Purchased. Registered File number 2481/1903, 30463/1902.

Said by the vendor to have come from Blois.
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
38-1903

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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