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Stole, silk and gold embroidery, 16th century

Photograph
1868 (photographed)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A sepia-coloured photograph of a specimen of embroidery consisting of four panels, each with a figure, with fringe.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStole, silk and gold embroidery, 16th century (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Albumen print
Brief description
A photograph by Isabel Agnes Cowper, 'Stole, silk and gold embroidery, 16th century, lent by the Romanian Government', albumen print, 1868
Physical description
A sepia-coloured photograph of a specimen of embroidery consisting of four panels, each with a figure, with fringe.
Dimensions
  • Mount height: 17in
  • Mount width: 15in
Object history
This photograph documents an object displayed in the first international loan exhibition at the South Kensington Museum (now the V&A) in 1868.
Subject depicted
Collection
Accession number
59681

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Record createdMarch 24, 2021
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