English cot cover with stylised rose sprigs

An image of Textiles. Cot cover. The ground is covered by a design formed by stylised rose sprigs, the stems of which form an ogival lattice. Within each compartment is a stylised leaf, the background being quilted in a vermicular design. Linen, lined with coarser stuff, worked with yellow and a little white silk, in back, buttonhole, chain, double back, French knots, stem stitches. Length, whole, 37.25 in, width, whole, 21.5 in, circa 1700-circa 1724. English.

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Textiles. Cot cover. The ground is covered by a design formed by stylised rose sprigs, the stems of which form an ogival lattice. Within each compartment is a stylised leaf, the background being quilted in a vermicular design. Linen, lined with coarser stuff, worked with yellow and a little white silk, in back, buttonhole, chain, double back, French knots, stem stitches. Length, whole, 37.25 in, width, whole, 21.5 in, circa 1700-circa 1724. English.

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Accession Number: T.7-1940
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 604 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS6 (Windows)
Filesize: 126.95kB
Exposure time: 1/15
ISO Speed: 50
Captured: 2012:02:21 14:08:18

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18th Century back stitch buttonhole stitch chain stitch cot cover double back stitch English Fitz_AA floral flowers French knots Georgian lattice linen ogival quilted roses sprig stem stitch stitches stitching textile vermicular

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