Sleeve
17th century (made)
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Sleeve of embroidered linen in silks in darning, satin and brick stitch with buttonholing. The embroidery is worked in three colours in red, green and brown. At the bottom is a long frieze of inverted birds. Above this is an empty band, and above this is the main part of the frieze covered with vertical rows of birds set obliquely.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Embroidered linen in silks |
| Brief description | Sleeve of embroidered linen in silks, Cyclades, Greece, 17th century |
| Physical description | Sleeve of embroidered linen in silks in darning, satin and brick stitch with buttonholing. The embroidery is worked in three colours in red, green and brown. At the bottom is a long frieze of inverted birds. Above this is an empty band, and above this is the main part of the frieze covered with vertical rows of birds set obliquely. |
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| Credit line | Given by G. D. Pratt, Esq. |
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| Accession number | T.122-1931 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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