Chair Seat
ca. 1730 (made)
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Fragment for a chair seat of silk and wool embroidery on canvas, worked in tent stitch (gros and petit point). The design consists of a bowl full of flowers set in a symmetrical arrangement of floral stems, springing from a grassy mound. The colours used are red, yellow, blue, and green in varying shades on a white ground. The needlework has been mounted on a framework.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk and wool embroidery on canvas, worked in tent stitch |
| Brief description | Embroidered chair upholstery fragment, England, ca. 1730. |
| Physical description | Fragment for a chair seat of silk and wool embroidery on canvas, worked in tent stitch (gros and petit point). The design consists of a bowl full of flowers set in a symmetrical arrangement of floral stems, springing from a grassy mound. The colours used are red, yellow, blue, and green in varying shades on a white ground. The needlework has been mounted on a framework. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss M. Burd. |
| Object history | Registered File number 1929/5231. Part of a set of chair upholstery fragments, T.87 to 87M-1929. The embroidery was removed from the chair and the pieces re-numbered. The back and sides are basically in their 18th century shape, but the edges of the sides have been cut and the seat has been joined. |
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| Accession number | T.87-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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