Chessboard
Bed Cover
ca. 1910-1915 (made), ca. 1910-1915 (made)
ca. 1910-1915 (made), ca. 1910-1915 (made)
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Bed cover of wool and silk crêpe. Blue-green striped wool and silk crêpe bordered with checked silk and wool crêpe in shades of blue and green, and edged with couched lines of twisted black and white wool. In the centre is a design of chessmen embroidered in black and white wool on a grey ground, surrounded by a border of the checked fabric which is in turn edged with couched blue woollen thread.
Object details
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| Title | Chessboard |
| Materials and techniques | Wool and silk crêpe, embroidered in wool |
| Brief description | Bed cover 'Chessboard' of wool and silk crêpe, embroidered in wool, made by St. Edmundsbury Weavers, England, ca. 1910-1915 |
| Physical description | Bed cover of wool and silk crêpe. Blue-green striped wool and silk crêpe bordered with checked silk and wool crêpe in shades of blue and green, and edged with couched lines of twisted black and white wool. In the centre is a design of chessmen embroidered in black and white wool on a grey ground, surrounded by a border of the checked fabric which is in turn edged with couched blue woollen thread. |
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| Credit line | Given by J. W. F. Morton, Esq. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.777-1967 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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