Cushion Cover
1700-1799 (made)
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This cushion cover is worked in an embroidery technique typical of the Ionian Islands, to the west of the Greek mainland, and is usually associated with the island of Cephalonia. The Greek islands sat on the boundary between eastern and western Europe at that time. Cephalonia came under Venetian rule in 1500, and the drawn threadwork used here is directly influenced by Italian embroidery. The symmetrical design of stylized birds and geometrical motifs belongs to the vocaulary of the Ottoman empire.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen embroidered with silk and silver thread in split, stem, overcasting and chain stitch, and drawn threadwork |
| Brief description | linen embroidered in silk, 1700-1800, Greek; Ionian Islands, Cephalonia |
| Physical description | Square cover, embroidered in green, red, blue silk and silver thread on linen, with drawn threadwork. It has a symmetrical design of stylized birds and geometrical motifs. The edges have traces of a binding that has been removed. |
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| Credit line | Given by Prof. R. M. Dawkins |
| Object history | Exhibited at the Burlington Fine Arts Club, 1914, cat. no. 15 |
| Summary | This cushion cover is worked in an embroidery technique typical of the Ionian Islands, to the west of the Greek mainland, and is usually associated with the island of Cephalonia. The Greek islands sat on the boundary between eastern and western Europe at that time. Cephalonia came under Venetian rule in 1500, and the drawn threadwork used here is directly influenced by Italian embroidery. The symmetrical design of stylized birds and geometrical motifs belongs to the vocaulary of the Ottoman empire. |
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| Accession number | T.207-1950 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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