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Coat Panel

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silk embroidery on white sheepskini leather with satin and stem stitches in black, dark green, and magenta. The piece is composed of several thicknesses of leather, the uppermost cut to shape, divided in the centre and stitched all round. The embroidery pattern consists of symmetrical foliage with two leafy stems running out along the top edge. At the sides are two vertical embroidered bands rising from pink leather tabs. There are four round buttons of plaited black wool.


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk embroidery on leather
Brief description
Silk embroidery on white leather; Hungary; 1800s.
Physical description
Silk embroidery on white sheepskini leather with satin and stem stitches in black, dark green, and magenta. The piece is composed of several thicknesses of leather, the uppermost cut to shape, divided in the centre and stitched all round. The embroidery pattern consists of symmetrical foliage with two leafy stems running out along the top edge. At the sides are two vertical embroidered bands rising from pink leather tabs. There are four round buttons of plaited black wool.
Dimensions
  • Width: 11.25in
  • Depth: 8.25in
Credit line
Given by Mrs Lewis F. Day
Object history
Registered File no. 9901/1926.
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Holme, Charles. Peasant Art in Austria and Hungary. London: The Studio, 1911, no. 619.
Collection
Accession number
T.232-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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