Kerubic
Chalice Veil
ca. 1904 (made)
ca. 1904 (made)
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Chalice veil of silk satin woven with metal threads. With a design of a central rose surrounded by smaller ornamental roses and heart motifs woven in silver thread on purple satin with rays radiating towards each of the four corners. The four corners each contain the head of a calf, a lion, a woman, and an eagle each surrounded by a pair of decorative wings, and also woven with metal thread.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Kerubic |
| Materials and techniques | Silk satin woven with metal threads |
| Brief description | Chalice veil 'Kerubic' of silk satin woven with metal threads, designed by Edmund Hunter for St. Edmundsbury Weavers, Great Britain, ca. 1904. |
| Physical description | Chalice veil of silk satin woven with metal threads. With a design of a central rose surrounded by smaller ornamental roses and heart motifs woven in silver thread on purple satin with rays radiating towards each of the four corners. The four corners each contain the head of a calf, a lion, a woman, and an eagle each surrounded by a pair of decorative wings, and also woven with metal thread. |
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| Credit line | Given by Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd. |
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| Accession number | T.163-1953 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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