Book Cover
ca. 1928-1931 (made)
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Book cover of embroidered canvas formed into a slip jacket for a book. The canvas is concealed by tightly packed lines of chain, stem long and short stitches with details in French knots. The front cover has chain-stitched whorls in bright blue silk and a central ogee with lattice work and two Florets in silks of gold, three greens, black, three pinks and yellow. The back cover has chain-stitched whorls in mid-brown silk with a central fan motif and a single Floret in silks of bright orange, three greens, black and yellow. The spine has vertical lines of stem stitch in shades of purple, turquoise and brown.
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Materials and techniques | Embroidered canvas in silks |
Brief description | Book cover of embroidered canvas, Great Britain, ca. 1928-1931 |
Physical description | Book cover of embroidered canvas formed into a slip jacket for a book. The canvas is concealed by tightly packed lines of chain, stem long and short stitches with details in French knots. The front cover has chain-stitched whorls in bright blue silk and a central ogee with lattice work and two Florets in silks of gold, three greens, black, three pinks and yellow. The back cover has chain-stitched whorls in mid-brown silk with a central fan motif and a single Floret in silks of bright orange, three greens, black and yellow. The spine has vertical lines of stem stitch in shades of purple, turquoise and brown. |
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Credit line | Given by Mrs Mabel Church |
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Accession number | T.670-1974 |
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Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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