Sheet Border
1600s (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
One width of a sheet border. The pattern would have been worked on a strip of linen which was then applied to the sheet, usually to a long edge so that the border fell over the side of the bed.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Linen embroidered with silk and silver-gilt thread |
| Brief description | embroidered, 1600s, Hungarian |
| Physical description | One width of a sheet border. The pattern would have been worked on a strip of linen which was then applied to the sheet, usually to a long edge so that the border fell over the side of the bed. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 770-1900 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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