Kerchief in linen, striped with silk and embroidered in silk and gilt metal thread in double darning, double running and satin stitch. Motif includes sprawling leaves, cypress trees, and parallelograms.
Given by George de Menasce
Length: 35.3/4 in
Width: 18.1/4 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1946-09-25) by de Menasce, George
18th Century-19th Century, Early#
Circa
1701
CE
-
Circa
1820
CE
embroidery
Silk
embroidery
Gilt metal thread
ground
Linen
Weaving
: Kerchief in linen, striped with silk and embroidered in silk and gilt metal thread in double darning, double running and satin stitch. Motif includes sprawling leaves, cypress trees, and parallelograms.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.52-1946
Primary reference Number: 110388
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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