Fragment
1300-1500 (made)
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A fragment of very fine wool knitting worked in terracotta, beige, cream, blue and grey-green wools, in a complex pattern of abstract lozenges and arches with a stylised lion.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | wool, knitting |
| Brief description | knitted, 1300-1500, Egyptian, blue, terracotta, brown & cream |
| Physical description | A fragment of very fine wool knitting worked in terracotta, beige, cream, blue and grey-green wools, in a complex pattern of abstract lozenges and arches with a stylised lion. |
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| Object history | Objects T.85-1937 to T.87-1937 purchased for £12 from Mrs Dorothea Russell |
| Bibliographic reference | Richard Rutt, A History of Hand Knitting, London: Batsford, 1987, pp.36-7 |
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| Accession number | T.87-1937 |
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| Record created | October 31, 2006 |
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