Baldric
1680-1690 (made)
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Man’s baldric made of leather, covered and lined with cream silk taffeta. It is couched with silver and silver-gilt filé and purl over thick padding, in a pattern of large scrolling stems with abstract flowers and leaves. There are no metal fittings; the straps and hanger are stitched together.
The front strap has been attached to the wrong edge of the hanger.
The front strap has been attached to the wrong edge of the hanger.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Leather, silk, silver, gold; hand-woven, hand-embroidered, hand-sewn |
| Brief description | Man's baldric, 1680-90, English; leather covered with cream silk taffeta, embroidered silver & silver gilt |
| Physical description | Man’s baldric made of leather, covered and lined with cream silk taffeta. It is couched with silver and silver-gilt filé and purl over thick padding, in a pattern of large scrolling stems with abstract flowers and leaves. There are no metal fittings; the straps and hanger are stitched together. The front strap has been attached to the wrong edge of the hanger. |
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| Bibliographic reference | John Lea Nevinson, Catalogue of English Domestic Embroidery of the Sixteenth & Seventeenth Centuries, Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Textiles, London: HMSO, 1938, p.90 |
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| Accession number | T.36-1916 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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