Knee Pad
early 19th century (made)
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Tapestry woven embroidery in coloured silks on linen: lozenge pattern in madder-red outlined with indigo-blue, and with touches of yellow, green and gold; straight line divides the pattern towards each end and at the ends of the lozenges, which could come behind the knee, are smaller; along the bottom edge is bounded with blue (pair of two).
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Tapestry woven embroidery in coloured silks on linen |
| Brief description | Knee pad from woman's trouser leg, in coloured silks on linen |
| Physical description | Tapestry woven embroidery in coloured silks on linen: lozenge pattern in madder-red outlined with indigo-blue, and with touches of yellow, green and gold; straight line divides the pattern towards each end and at the ends of the lozenges, which could come behind the knee, are smaller; along the bottom edge is bounded with blue (pair of two). |
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| Object history | Registered File number 1929/6659. Two similar knee pads were purchased at the same time for the Travelling Collection, Circ 202 and 203-1929. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.105-1929 |
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| Record created | June 27, 2003 |
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