Dress Ornament
ca. 1926 - ca. 1927 (made)
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Dress ornament of linen embroidered with green and purple silk, gold thread and re-embroidered with diamond pastes, small green, red and purple glass beads. The ornament is in the form of an 'aukh' and from it hangs a pendant ornament of strings of beads and tassels confined by a lotus ornament similarily embroidered to the main motif. This motif was propobably inspired by the Howard Carter's excavation of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922.
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Materials and techniques | Linen embroidered with silk |
Brief description | Dress ornament, England, ca. 1926 - ca. 1927 |
Physical description | Dress ornament of linen embroidered with green and purple silk, gold thread and re-embroidered with diamond pastes, small green, red and purple glass beads. The ornament is in the form of an 'aukh' and from it hangs a pendant ornament of strings of beads and tassels confined by a lotus ornament similarily embroidered to the main motif. This motif was propobably inspired by the Howard Carter's excavation of Tutankhamen's tomb in 1922. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs Q Gascoine |
Object history | Registered File number 1963/1625 |
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Accession number | T.137-1963 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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