Production: Unknown
Two linen panels from a bedcurtain embroidered in polychrome silks.
Embroidered in darning and satin stitch. Stepped lines of alternating, paired, broad leaves and branches, which are decorated with single and paired birds and strange animal variously described as a dragon, a griffon or the "Patmos dog". The bottom of an embroidered gable is visible at the top of the panels.
Given by George de Menasce
Length: 205 cm
Width: 94 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1946-09-25) by de Menasce, George
18th Century
Circa
1701
CE
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Circa
1801
CE
It is probable that a complete curtain would have been made up with four panels, sufficient to give privacy in a Patmos house, which traditionally have a partially partitioned sleeping area with a wooden screen.
Weaving
: Embroidered in darning and satin stitch. Stepped lines of alternating, paired, broad leaves and branches, which are decorated with single and paired birds and strange animal variously described as a dragon, a griffon or the "Patmos dog". The bottom of an embroidered gable is visible at the top of the panels.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.41-1946
Primary reference Number: 110368
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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