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1673 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Silk thread embroidery on linen, worked in five bands of coloured border patterns, two coloured alphabets, the initials "S.A.," the date 1673, three bands of whitework and a whitework alphabet, and two bands of cut and drawn work. Colours are greens, yellows, reds, and blues, and the stitches are satin, double running, cross and long-armed cross stitch, buttonholing, eyelets and drawn-thread work.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Silk embroidery on linen
Brief description
Embroidered in silk on linen; England, 1673.
Physical description
Silk thread embroidery on linen, worked in five bands of coloured border patterns, two coloured alphabets, the initials "S.A.," the date 1673, three bands of whitework and a whitework alphabet, and two bands of cut and drawn work. Colours are greens, yellows, reds, and blues, and the stitches are satin, double running, cross and long-armed cross stitch, buttonholing, eyelets and drawn-thread work.
Dimensions
  • Length: 36.75in
  • Width: 7.375in
Marks and inscriptions
'S.A. 1673'
Object history
Registered File number 1929/7252
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.112-1929

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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