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Knee pad
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Knee pad
- Place of origin:
Cyprus (made)
- Date:
early 19th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Tapestry woven embroidery in coloured silks on linen
- Museum number:
T.105-1929
- Gallery location:
In store
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).
Place of Origin
Cyprus (made)
Date
early 19th century (made)
Artist/maker
unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Tapestry woven embroidery in coloured silks on linen
Dimensions
Length: 62 cm, Width: 24 cm
Object history note
Registered File number 1929/6659. Two similar knee pads were purchased at the same time for the Travelling Collection, Circ 202 and 203-1929.
Descriptive line
Knee pad from woman's trouser leg, in coloured silks on linen
Materials
Silk; Linen
Techniques
Embroidery
Categories
Embroidery; Women's clothes
Collection code
T&D
