Production: Unknown
Linen bed valance of two joined panels.
Embroidered with red and green silk in cross stitch. Motif of stylized leaf, flower pot and ewer.
Given by Sir Augustus and Lady Daniel
Length: 218.5 cm
Width: 110 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1949-06-25) by Augustus, Daniel, Sir & Lady
18th Century
Circa
1701
CE
-
Circa
1801
CE
The use of thick, loosely twisted silks for a cross stitch worked in both straight and diagonal lines gives a unique textural appearance to embroidery always attributed to Rhodes. Variuos theories have been advanced to explain the technique, ranging from the use of some form of padding (string, straw?) later removed to produce the raised effect, to the result of washing, with differential shrinkage between linen and silk, causing the stitching to become more prominent as the linen thightened. The stylized leaf, flower pot and ewer motifs, worked seperately, are equally characteristic of Rhodes.
Weaving
: Linen bed valance of two joined panels. Embroidered with red and green silk in cross stitch. Motif of stylized leaf, flower pot and ewer.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.25-1949
Primary reference Number: 110416
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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