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1300-1500 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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

Category
Object type
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.
Dimensions
  • Approx length: 30cm
  • Approx width: 27.5cm
Style
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
Collection
Accession number
T.87-1937

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Record createdOctober 31, 2006
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