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Painted photograph of a portion of a woman's gown, 1600-10, English; slashed, figured and brocaded Italian cream silk

Painted Photograph
December 1900 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A mounted painted photograph showing a portion of an embroidered slashed, brocaded cream silk dress.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePainted photograph of a portion of a woman's gown, 1600-10, English; slashed, figured and brocaded Italian cream silk (generic title)
Materials and techniques
watercolour on photograph
Brief description
Painted photograph by Blanche Hunter, 'Painted photograph of a portion of a woman's gown, 1600-10, English; slashed, figured and brocaded Italian cream silk', watercolour on photograph, 1900
Physical description
A mounted painted photograph showing a portion of an embroidered slashed, brocaded cream silk dress.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 59.5cm
  • Mount width: 46cm
Marks and inscriptions
'PORTION OF A SLASHED BROCADED SILK DRESS / IN THE VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, SOUTH KENSINGTON, NO 189-1900. / ENGLISH WORK OF THE TIME OF QUEEN ELIZABETH (1558-1603)'

Note
Printed in ink on mount, recto
Subjects depicted
Associated object
189-1900 (Original)
Collection
Accession number
996-1900

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Record createdAugust 5, 2016
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