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Valance

1550-1599 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Valance of embroidered canvas with coloured silk and wool in tent stitch. Divided into five square panels are the following subjects, from left to right: a Baroque vase containing roses, caduceus between two cornucopiae, classical vase with carnations, bunch of violas, roses and fruit bound by ribbon, caduceus with two cornucopiae. Each square has a dark blue background and a border of flowers, each with two leaves. The squares are separated and the valance is bordered by a band of vine ornament-trailing borders with leaves and bunches of grapes in green, brown and black on yellow silk.

Object details

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Object type
Materials and techniques
Embroidered canvas with coloured silk and wool
Brief description
Valance of embroidered canvas with coloured silk and wool, France, 1550-1599
Physical description
Valance of embroidered canvas with coloured silk and wool in tent stitch. Divided into five square panels are the following subjects, from left to right: a Baroque vase containing roses, caduceus between two cornucopiae, classical vase with carnations, bunch of violas, roses and fruit bound by ribbon, caduceus with two cornucopiae. Each square has a dark blue background and a border of flowers, each with two leaves. The squares are separated and the valance is bordered by a band of vine ornament-trailing borders with leaves and bunches of grapes in green, brown and black on yellow silk.
Dimensions
  • Length: 67in
  • Width: 17in
Credit line
Bequeathed by Frank Ward
Collection
Accession number
T.237-1960

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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