Cover
16th century (made)
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Cover woven in silk and linen. The borders are embroidered in red silk in Algerian eye stitch, back stitch and cross stitch with small hooked devices. There is a woven band set into the cloth at each end with a design of castles flanked by griffins or lions. A vase with plants separate each group.
The band with the design woven on its side, and the pattern is carried out in red silk on a white linen ground. Warp of two S-plied white linen threads and one red silk thread. Weft of one thick red silk pattern weft. One fine white silk ground weft. The pattern is bound in tabby on a tabby ground.
The band with the design woven on its side, and the pattern is carried out in red silk on a white linen ground. Warp of two S-plied white linen threads and one red silk thread. Weft of one thick red silk pattern weft. One fine white silk ground weft. The pattern is bound in tabby on a tabby ground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silk and linen, embroidered in silk |
| Brief description | Cover woven in silk and linen, Italy, 16th century |
| Physical description | Cover woven in silk and linen. The borders are embroidered in red silk in Algerian eye stitch, back stitch and cross stitch with small hooked devices. There is a woven band set into the cloth at each end with a design of castles flanked by griffins or lions. A vase with plants separate each group. The band with the design woven on its side, and the pattern is carried out in red silk on a white linen ground. Warp of two S-plied white linen threads and one red silk thread. Weft of one thick red silk pattern weft. One fine white silk ground weft. The pattern is bound in tabby on a tabby ground. |
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| Credit line | Given by Miss M. H. Tattersall |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | T.135-1962 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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