Cover
1850-1899 (made)
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Cover of plain weave white linen embroidered with blue floss silk in double running and satin stitch. The original centre, which was probably unpatterned, has been cut out and replaced with white cotton and the edges of the joins have been masked by narrow white and blue braid. The four corner motifs (diagonal sprays) extend into the missing central section and an attempt has been made to complete the missing bits using slightly green embroidery thread. The embroidered design consists of three borders: the inner border is a narrow wave pattern; the middle border has large tree-like motifs and the outer border is a floral diaper.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered linen with silk, cotton patch |
| Brief description | Cover of plain weave linen embroidered with floss silk, probably made in Guatemala, 1850-1899 |
| Physical description | Cover of plain weave white linen embroidered with blue floss silk in double running and satin stitch. The original centre, which was probably unpatterned, has been cut out and replaced with white cotton and the edges of the joins have been masked by narrow white and blue braid. The four corner motifs (diagonal sprays) extend into the missing central section and an attempt has been made to complete the missing bits using slightly green embroidery thread. The embroidered design consists of three borders: the inner border is a narrow wave pattern; the middle border has large tree-like motifs and the outer border is a floral diaper. |
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| Credit line | Bequeathed by Alfred Percival Maudslay, Esq. |
| Object history | As the damage is only in the centre of each piece (see also T.262-1928), were these covers used on very small rectangular tables or free-standing altars? |
| Production | As both linen and silk would have been imported into Guatemala, it is just possible this embroidery was imported from Spain as a finished piece. However, there were many textiles worked by talented Guatemalan embroiderers for the Spanish colonial ladies and Spanish girls were taught embroidery in the convent schools in Guatemala. |
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| Accession number | T.45-1931 |
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| Record created | August 7, 2000 |
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