Valance
1625-1675 (made)
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Valance of embroidered silk satin with a silk thread fringe, applied canvas work and embroidery of silk thread. Probably padded with wood at the base of the motifs. Cording runs along top and bottom edges.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered silk satin and applied canvas work |
| Brief description | Valance, Britain, 1625–75 |
| Physical description | Valance of embroidered silk satin with a silk thread fringe, applied canvas work and embroidery of silk thread. Probably padded with wood at the base of the motifs. Cording runs along top and bottom edges. |
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| Credit line | Given by Margaret Simeon |
| Object history | RF number is 1980/1438. Valance (T.322-1980) and curtains (T.54-1983, T.119&120-1992) were first sold at Philips in the late 1960s to early 1970s, when they were described as a 19th century reproduction. They were bought by Miss Margaret Simeon, who taught history of design at the Wimbledon School of Art. Simeon was bron in 1910, trained at the Chelsea School of Art and teh Royal College of Art and worked as a freelance textile designer. She and her sister were both artists and collected an extensive collection of ceramics, textiles and other decorative arts. Margaret Simeon was particularly interested in lace and wrote the following book: Simeon, Margaret. The history of lace. London: Staines and Bell, 1979. The remainder of the bed set is held by Powerhouse Museum, Sydney. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Thurman, Christa C. Mayer, and Jessica Batty. "Valance." Art Institute of Chicago Museum Studies (2003): 24-94. |
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| Accession number | T.322-1980 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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