Sheet
1680-1699 (made)
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Sheet part of woven linen. Part of a lace-edged cover. Decorated with a border of openwork (1 inch wide; 2.5 cms). Cut and pulled-thread work from a square-meshed ground which is whipped and decorated with a pattern of angular 'S' and 'X' shaped in delicate interlace stitches. The lower edge is further trimmed with bobbin lace, worked in whole stitch, plaits and twist, forming slightly pointed vandykes. The sides are turned and hemmed. The top has been roughly cut across.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Woven linen, trimmed with bobbin lace, plaited and sewn |
| Brief description | Sheet part of woven linen, made in England, 1680-1699 |
| Physical description | Sheet part of woven linen. Part of a lace-edged cover. Decorated with a border of openwork (1 inch wide; 2.5 cms). Cut and pulled-thread work from a square-meshed ground which is whipped and decorated with a pattern of angular 'S' and 'X' shaped in delicate interlace stitches. The lower edge is further trimmed with bobbin lace, worked in whole stitch, plaits and twist, forming slightly pointed vandykes. The sides are turned and hemmed. The top has been roughly cut across. |
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| Credit line | Given by Mr H.A. King |
| Object history | Registered File number 1985/2189. The cover may originally have been used on an altar. It was been preserved with a recusant chalice, which was also acquired by the Museum (M.1&A-1986). |
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| Accession number | T.1-1986 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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