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Dress panel

Dress Panel
18th century (made)

Triangular panel of calico, embroidered in stem and satin stitches in coloured wools and silk, with balanced ornament of leaf devices, and edged with drawn and netted work.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleDress panel
Materials and techniques
Calico embroidered in stem and satin stitches in coloured wools and silk. Edged with drawn and netted work.
Brief description
Panel, calico embroidered in wools and silk, Norway (Telemark), 1700s.
Physical description
Triangular panel of calico, embroidered in stem and satin stitches in coloured wools and silk, with balanced ornament of leaf devices, and edged with drawn and netted work.
Dimensions
  • Length: 8in
  • Width: 4.5in
Measurements have been taken from historic records and have not been checked.
Credit line
Given by the Directors of the Museum of Art Industry, Christiania
Object history
A revision to the register suggests that this panel isn't from a lady's dress, and is instead part of a headdress for a baby.

Given by the Directors of the Museum of Art Industry, Christiania along with objects 786 to 825-1884. The register states that these objects were received in the course of "international exchange".
Collection
Accession number
806-1884

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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