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Valance

1700s (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown (maker)
Place of origin
Cyclades (made)
Greece (made)

Linen valance embroidered on three sides with brown, yellow, pink, green and blue silk with pairs of peacocks separated by flowering plants


Object details

Categories
Textiles
Embroidery
Object type
Valance
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Valance
  • Valance
Materials and techniques
Linen (Material)
Silk Yarn
Hand Embroidery
Cross Stitch
Brief description
Embroidered valance, 18th century, Greek; Cyclades, Anaphi
Physical description
Linen valance embroidered on three sides with brown, yellow, pink, green and blue silk with pairs of peacocks separated by flowering plants
Dimensions
  • T.607 1950 length: 172.7cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • T.607 1950 width: 45.7cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • T.607 a 1950 length: 175.3cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
  • T.607 a 1950 width: 48.3cm (Note: measurement converted from department register)
Credit line
Given by Professor R. M. Dawkins
Collection
Textiles and Fashion Collection
Accession number
T.607-1950

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O367091/valance-unknown/
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