Table Cover
ca. 1599 (made)
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Table cover of embroidered linen with coloured silks. Embroidered in small and large cross stitch. The design consists of a central square with an inscription set in a border, and with cherubs heads and floral blossom and spray devices. Above this is a margin filled up alternately with spaces of inscriptions and balanced arrangements of various ornamental shapes base upon animals drinking at fountains and wells. At two ends are arrangements of balanced scrolls and shields in borders, and the whole piece is surrounded with a diaper band of rose blossoms and bunches of grapes.
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Materials and techniques | Embroidered linen with coloured silks |
Brief description | Table cover of embroidered linen with coloured silks, Germany, ca. 1599 |
Physical description | Table cover of embroidered linen with coloured silks. Embroidered in small and large cross stitch. The design consists of a central square with an inscription set in a border, and with cherubs heads and floral blossom and spray devices. Above this is a margin filled up alternately with spaces of inscriptions and balanced arrangements of various ornamental shapes base upon animals drinking at fountains and wells. At two ends are arrangements of balanced scrolls and shields in borders, and the whole piece is surrounded with a diaper band of rose blossoms and bunches of grapes. |
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Accession number | 4456-1858 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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