Bed Valance
1599 (made)
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Silk and gold thread embroidery on couched work on red silk. The embroidery depicts a horizontal row of scenes as follows: 1) an angel leading a demon; 2) a woman attending to a man and woman in bed; 3) hounds pursuing a hare, stag, and hart; 4) a lady holding a sceptre approaching a seated man and woman; 5) rural scenes of digging, carrying fruit, etc., possibly the labours of the months.
In the middle are the initials ES and the date 1599 between two coats of arms (azure two crescents figured or Crest a vol of the arms for Zyli of St Gall. or a canton sinister azure. Crest a demi-man with face azure, vested or. for Zollikofer of St Gall). Beside the crests are the initials IZ and RZR.
Within wreaths, for the families of Zyli and Zollikofer, both of St Gall, and on the right is the inscription FOGE.VIII. Along the bottom is a narrow border filled with a continuous wavy floral stem with birds and animals. There is a green silk fringe.
In the middle are the initials ES and the date 1599 between two coats of arms (azure two crescents figured or Crest a vol of the arms for Zyli of St Gall. or a canton sinister azure. Crest a demi-man with face azure, vested or. for Zollikofer of St Gall). Beside the crests are the initials IZ and RZR.
Within wreaths, for the families of Zyli and Zollikofer, both of St Gall, and on the right is the inscription FOGE.VIII. Along the bottom is a narrow border filled with a continuous wavy floral stem with birds and animals. There is a green silk fringe.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk and gold thread embroidery on silk |
| Brief description | Embroidered in silk and gold on red silk; Switzerland; 1599. |
| Physical description | Silk and gold thread embroidery on couched work on red silk. The embroidery depicts a horizontal row of scenes as follows: 1) an angel leading a demon; 2) a woman attending to a man and woman in bed; 3) hounds pursuing a hare, stag, and hart; 4) a lady holding a sceptre approaching a seated man and woman; 5) rural scenes of digging, carrying fruit, etc., possibly the labours of the months. In the middle are the initials ES and the date 1599 between two coats of arms (azure two crescents figured or Crest a vol of the arms for Zyli of St Gall. or a canton sinister azure. Crest a demi-man with face azure, vested or. for Zollikofer of St Gall). Beside the crests are the initials IZ and RZR. Within wreaths, for the families of Zyli and Zollikofer, both of St Gall, and on the right is the inscription FOGE.VIII. Along the bottom is a narrow border filled with a continuous wavy floral stem with birds and animals. There is a green silk fringe. |
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| Object history | Registered File number 1929/10116. |
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| Accession number | T.182-1929 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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