Blackwork
ca. 1600 (made)
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Set of fourteen panels of fined bleached linen, all inked for blackwork embroidery and some worked with black silk floss in stem and back stitches, with speckling. There are four different designs, each composed of two curved and intertwined sprays of fruits and leaves: honesuckle and acorn, vine with grapes, rose and sycamore keys, wild rose and holly, with insects such as bees, butterflies, centipedes and snails. All are enclosed by a twisted-rope border within straight lines.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 14 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Linen, silk, ink; handwoven, hand-drawn, hand-embroidered |
| Brief description | Set of fourteen panels, inked and some worked, of blackwork embroidery, England, ca. 1600 |
| Physical description | Set of fourteen panels of fined bleached linen, all inked for blackwork embroidery and some worked with black silk floss in stem and back stitches, with speckling. There are four different designs, each composed of two curved and intertwined sprays of fruits and leaves: honesuckle and acorn, vine with grapes, rose and sycamore keys, wild rose and holly, with insects such as bees, butterflies, centipedes and snails. All are enclosed by a twisted-rope border within straight lines. |
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| Accession number | T.20 to M-1972 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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