Pillow
1570-1599 (made)
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Silk embroidery on linen in pale green and red silk with double-running stitch. The pattern consists of rows of symmetrical floral devices arranged diagonally on the front. Similar devices form a border on the back. There is an edging of small round buttons, worked in chevron pattern.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silk embroidery on linen with buttons |
| Brief description | Embroidered silk on linen; Italy; 1570-1599. |
| Physical description | Silk embroidery on linen in pale green and red silk with double-running stitch. The pattern consists of rows of symmetrical floral devices arranged diagonally on the front. Similar devices form a border on the back. There is an edging of small round buttons, worked in chevron pattern. |
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| Credit line | Given by C.F. Bell, esq. |
| Object history | Given by C.F. Bell of the Dept. of Fine Art, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. Displayed in Costume Court 1962-1979. |
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| Accession number | T.33-1930 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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