Lion and Bear
Furnishing Fabric
ca. 1910 (made)
ca. 1910 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Furnishing fabric length of woven wool tapestry with alternating wide stripes of green lions and blue bears affronted, behind a brown-on-brown woven framework accented with blue, yellow and green yarn embroidery and yarn tassels. The upper edge of the hanging is accented with blue and green yarn knotwork/built up embroidering in a scrolling design, fabric edged with blue yarn loop fringe.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Lion and Bear (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Wool tapestry |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric 'Lion and Bear' length of woven wool tapestry, designed by Edmund Hunter, made by St. Edmundsbury Weavers, Great Britain, ca. 1910 |
| Physical description | Furnishing fabric length of woven wool tapestry with alternating wide stripes of green lions and blue bears affronted, behind a brown-on-brown woven framework accented with blue, yellow and green yarn embroidery and yarn tassels. The upper edge of the hanging is accented with blue and green yarn knotwork/built up embroidering in a scrolling design, fabric edged with blue yarn loop fringe. |
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| Credit line | Given by Morton and Co. |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.458-1998 |
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| Record created | July 10, 2007 |
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