Woven Silk
1525-1550 (made)
| Place of origin |
Red, voided velvet with taffeta ground. With stems from which branch of leaves ornamented with a chequer pattern, uniting and forming ogee-shaped compartments enclosing pomegranate designs. At the union of the stems are vases from which branch off floral sprays filling the half compartments at the sides. The design of the missing portions of the textile has been completed in watercolour.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Voided velvet with taffeta ground, woven in red (crimson?) silk |
| Brief description | Fragment of crimson voided ciselé velvet, 1525-1550, Italian |
| Physical description | Red, voided velvet with taffeta ground. With stems from which branch of leaves ornamented with a chequer pattern, uniting and forming ogee-shaped compartments enclosing pomegranate designs. At the union of the stems are vases from which branch off floral sprays filling the half compartments at the sides. The design of the missing portions of the textile has been completed in watercolour. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Lisa Monnas, ‘Plentie and Abundaunce’: Henry XVIII’s Valuable Store of Textiles, in: The Inventory of King Henry VIII. Volume II: Textiles and Dress, (ed.) David Starkey, London 2012, pp. 235-294, p. 259. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 773-1892 |
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| Record created | February 4, 2009 |
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