Not currently on display at the V&A

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1650-1675 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

woven silk, 1650-75, Italian ?; Acanthus scroll, bird, yellow white on blue satin


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
woven silk
Brief description
woven silk, 1650-75, Italian ?; Acanthus scroll, bird, yellow white on blue satin
Credit line
Purchased in May 1910, as one of 201 textiles in total, for £260 from the Spanish Art Gallery (50 Conduit Street, London), founded in 1907 by Lionel Harris and concentrating on importing art from Spain into England.

The said group of textiles acquired from Lionel Harris commences with the Museum number T.66-1910 and ends with T.260-1910
Subjects depicted
Collection
Accession number
T.190-1910

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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