English silk taffeta apron with stylised carnations, roses and leaves

An image of Textiles. Apron. Unknown maker, England. Sides and lower edge, large scallops each with edging of smaller scallops and a border of formal leaves. Five large sprays of stylised carnations, roses, etc. and leaves. Silk taffeta, worked with polychrome silks in couching, French knots, satin, stem and various filling stitches. 1700-1749.

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Textiles. Apron. Unknown maker, England. Sides and lower edge, large scallops each with edging of smaller scallops and a border of formal leaves. Five large sprays of stylised carnations, roses, etc. and leaves. Silk taffeta, worked with polychrome silks in couching, French knots, satin, stem and various filling stitches. 1700-1749.

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Accession Number: T.5-1939
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 50
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Michael Jones
Image height: 522 pixels
Image width: 1023 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop CS4 Windows
Filesize: 120.83kB
Exposure time: 2147483/536870912
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 738197504/33554432
Captured: 2012:02:16 14:40:06

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18th Century _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPAC _WF_OPAC_pending apron aprons botanical carnations couched couching embroidered embroidery English filling stitch Fitz_AA floral flowers French knots Georgian green leaves pink polychrome roses satin stitch scalloped scalloped edge scallops silk sprays stem stitch stitched stitches stitching taffeta textile

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