Forehead Cloth
1600-1625 (made)
A forehead cloth of linen embroidered with coloured silks in shades of green, blue, pink, red, yellow and white in detached buttonhole stitch; and silver- gilt thread in chain, plaited braid stitches and couching. The pattern consists of silver-gilt scrolling stems bearing coloured leaves, strawberries, roses, other flowers, a bird and butterflies. The cloth is embroidered around the edge with green silk in buttonhole stitch.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, silk thread, silver-gilt thread; hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Part of a woman's forehead cloth, 1600-1625, British; linen embroidered with coloured silks and metal thread in a pattern of flowers, birds, insects (joined to T.76-1911) |
| Physical description | A forehead cloth of linen embroidered with coloured silks in shades of green, blue, pink, red, yellow and white in detached buttonhole stitch; and silver- gilt thread in chain, plaited braid stitches and couching. The pattern consists of silver-gilt scrolling stems bearing coloured leaves, strawberries, roses, other flowers, a bird and butterflies. The cloth is embroidered around the edge with green silk in buttonhole stitch. |
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| Accession number | CIRC.265-1911 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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