Ribbon
1902 (made)
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Woven silk ribbon made to commemorate the Coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Woven in black silk on a white ground simulating an engraving. The group portrait is wreathed in thistles, roses and shamrocks with a view of Windsor Castle above and the royal arms below.
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Materials and techniques | Woven in silk on a white ground |
Brief description | Woven silk ribbon made to commemorate the Coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, probably made in England, 1902. |
Physical description | Woven silk ribbon made to commemorate the Coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra. Woven in black silk on a white ground simulating an engraving. The group portrait is wreathed in thistles, roses and shamrocks with a view of Windsor Castle above and the royal arms below. |
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Credit line | Given by Miss M Simeon |
Object history | Registered File number 1986/1920. Although taken from some popular engraving of the time, the slightly coarse treatment resembles the German ribbons in an earlier pattern book of ribbons in the Department. It may nevertheless be English. |
Subjects depicted | Portrait Flowers Royal Arms Building Crown Edward VII (King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, and Emperor of India) Alexandra (Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, and Empress of India, Consort of Edward VII) |
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Accession number | T.154-1986 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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