Book Cover
1631 (made)
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Book cover of of canvas covered with satin and embroidered with silver and silver-gilt threads, strip and purl, spangles and a little coloured silk in raised, couched and laid work. The design on the back and front consist of an oval cartouche with a soldier in armour and helmet with raised visor pointing to the sun emerging from clouds above. The spandrels are filled with a design of formal roses and leaves. The design on the spine is almost obliterated but appears to have consisted of a sun emerging from clouds between rose and leaf motifs. The binding contains a copy of the Bible printed in London in 1631.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Canvas covered with satin, embroidered with silver and silver-gilt threads, spangles and coloured silk |
| Brief description | Bible with covers of canvas, covered with satin, embroidered with silver and silver-gilt threads, spangles and coloured silk, England, 1631 |
| Physical description | Book cover of of canvas covered with satin and embroidered with silver and silver-gilt threads, strip and purl, spangles and a little coloured silk in raised, couched and laid work. The design on the back and front consist of an oval cartouche with a soldier in armour and helmet with raised visor pointing to the sun emerging from clouds above. The spandrels are filled with a design of formal roses and leaves. The design on the spine is almost obliterated but appears to have consisted of a sun emerging from clouds between rose and leaf motifs. The binding contains a copy of the Bible printed in London in 1631. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | October 24th 1776 (Inscribed inside the cover) |
| Credit line | Given by Rev. G. Kestell-Cornish |
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| Accession number | T.100-1964 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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