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1953 (manufactured)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Printed silk commemorative panel printed with a picture of Queen Elizabeth II. Plain weave with hand-rolled hem on four sides. The ground is off-white; there is broad border of eau-de-nil with irregular edges and then a little more off-white ground. Most of the panel is filled with a printed image giving the effect of an oil painted portrait in a carved and gilded frame. The 'frame' has an imperial crown in each corner and is decorated with shamrock, thistles, leeks and roses along four sides. The Queen is shown three-quarter length looking slightly to her right. She wears an off-the-shoulder evening dress with a tightly fitted bodice and full skirt; the fabric is decorated with pale coloured flowers and is trimmed with blue velvet at the neck line. She wears a blue sash over her left shoulder and a diamond crown, necklace, bracelet on right wrist, brooch on left shoulder, Garter badge on the sash and rings on left hand. Her earrings are pearl and diamond and there is a silver bangle on left wrist.


Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Printed silk
Brief description
Printed silk commemorative panel printed with a picture of Queen Elizabeth II, Jacqmar, British, 1953
Physical description
Printed silk commemorative panel printed with a picture of Queen Elizabeth II. Plain weave with hand-rolled hem on four sides. The ground is off-white; there is broad border of eau-de-nil with irregular edges and then a little more off-white ground. Most of the panel is filled with a printed image giving the effect of an oil painted portrait in a carved and gilded frame. The 'frame' has an imperial crown in each corner and is decorated with shamrock, thistles, leeks and roses along four sides. The Queen is shown three-quarter length looking slightly to her right. She wears an off-the-shoulder evening dress with a tightly fitted bodice and full skirt; the fabric is decorated with pale coloured flowers and is trimmed with blue velvet at the neck line. She wears a blue sash over her left shoulder and a diamond crown, necklace, bracelet on right wrist, brooch on left shoulder, Garter badge on the sash and rings on left hand. Her earrings are pearl and diamond and there is a silver bangle on left wrist.
Dimensions
  • Length: 96.5cm
  • Width: 78.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Jacqmar (Makers's mark; English; Lower right hand corner)
Credit line
Bequeathed by Miss Winifred Wilson
Collection
Accession number
T.80-2003

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Record createdJuly 22, 2003
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