Panel
17th century (made)
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Silk embroidery on linen in satin and double-running stitches. The pattern consists of horizontal rows of animals and floriated crosses within a lozenge trellis, withi similar devices at the intersection of the diagonal stitching. The borders are detached leaf patterns. At each end is a band of chequer-ornament and a short fringe.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk embroidery on linen |
| Brief description | Embroidered linen in coloured silks with beasts and geometric motifs; Sicily; 1600s. |
| Physical description | Silk embroidery on linen in satin and double-running stitches. The pattern consists of horizontal rows of animals and floriated crosses within a lozenge trellis, withi similar devices at the intersection of the diagonal stitching. The borders are detached leaf patterns. At each end is a band of chequer-ornament and a short fringe. |
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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.227-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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