Valance
ca. 1600 (made)
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Silk embroidery on canvas in tent and split stitches. Pear, plum, and apple trees in full fruit are depicted against a sky graded from purple to pink. Birds are pecking at the fruit.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk embroidery on canvas |
| Brief description | Embroidered; Britain; 1600c. |
| Physical description | Silk embroidery on canvas in tent and split stitches. Pear, plum, and apple trees in full fruit are depicted against a sky graded from purple to pink. Birds are pecking at the fruit. |
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| Object history | Purchased. Registered File no. 1931/2109. |
| Production | Described as French at an unknown date after acquisition |
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| Accession number | T.16-1931 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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