Lace
17th century (made)
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Polychrome silk embroidery on plaited silk net in darning, satin, and double-running stitches. The repeating pattern consists of linked scrolling snake-headed stems, bearing leaves and flowers. Small birds fill the interspaces and there is a border of blossoms.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk embroidery on silk net |
| Brief description | 1600s, Italian; Burato |
| Physical description | Polychrome silk embroidery on plaited silk net in darning, satin, and double-running stitches. The repeating pattern consists of linked scrolling snake-headed stems, bearing leaves and flowers. Small birds fill the interspaces and there is a border of blossoms. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Lewis F. Day |
| Object history | Registered File no. 9901/1926. |
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| Accession number | T.229-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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