Panel
1650-1680 (made)
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Fragment of panel, possibly originally part of altar frontal, of two different qualities of red silk - one ribbed. Two straw stalks plaits of various thicknesses couched with yellow silk thread to form design; large foliations with five-petalled flowers in the interspaces and border of s-forms. Within the straw design gilt metal spangles, once gold gilted. The silks are backed with course linen and additional rectangular piece of glazed red coloured linen along the border.
A lot of secondary stitching to the piece.
A lot of secondary stitching to the piece.
Object details
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Materials and techniques | Silk, backed with linen, with couched straw plaits and metal spangles |
Brief description | Red silk with couched straw plait and spangles, 1650-1680, Spain |
Physical description | Fragment of panel, possibly originally part of altar frontal, of two different qualities of red silk - one ribbed. Two straw stalks plaits of various thicknesses couched with yellow silk thread to form design; large foliations with five-petalled flowers in the interspaces and border of s-forms. Within the straw design gilt metal spangles, once gold gilted. The silks are backed with course linen and additional rectangular piece of glazed red coloured linen along the border. A lot of secondary stitching to the piece. |
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Production | Acquired in Toledo Attribution note: Possibly convent work |
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Accession number | T.387-1921 |
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Record created | November 26, 2002 |
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