Cushion Cover
1700-1800 (made)
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Embroidered pillow cover. Silk on linen; drawn thread work.
Colours: red, blue, yellow, green, brown, purple, white.
Stitches: split, stem, drawn thread work with whipped stitch, metal thread.
Design: large eight-pointed star, elongated hexagons on a ground scattered with double eagles and peacocks, and lions.
Colours: red, blue, yellow, green, brown, purple, white.
Stitches: split, stem, drawn thread work with whipped stitch, metal thread.
Design: large eight-pointed star, elongated hexagons on a ground scattered with double eagles and peacocks, and lions.
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Materials and techniques | Silk and metal thread on linen; split, stem, dreawn thread work and whipped stitch. |
Brief description | Cushion cover, 18th century, Greek; Ionian islands. Embroidered silk on linen with drawn thread work |
Physical description | Embroidered pillow cover. Silk on linen; drawn thread work. Colours: red, blue, yellow, green, brown, purple, white. Stitches: split, stem, drawn thread work with whipped stitch, metal thread. Design: large eight-pointed star, elongated hexagons on a ground scattered with double eagles and peacocks, and lions. |
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Production type | Unique |
Credit line | Given by Professor R. M. Dawkins |
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Accession number | T.199-1950 |
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Record created | October 20, 2005 |
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