Joined linen fragmenst of a bed cover embroidered with red silk in long-armed cross stitch. Fragments of embroidery have been pieced together to form borders with a scalloped edging attached and decorated with tassels.
Given by Sir Augustus and Lady Daniel
Length: 216 cm
Width: 125 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1949-06-25) by Augustus, Daniel, Sir & Lady
18th Century
Circa
1701
CE
-
Circa
1801
CE
One of the arcaded, repeat, flower vase patterns is almost identical to a design in a book first published in Venice in 1532. Althought bought in Rhodes in 1902, the embroidery is typically Cypriot.
Weaving
: Joined linen fragmenst of a bed cover embroidered with red silk in long-armed cross stitch. Fragments of embroidery have been pieced together to form borders with a scalloped edging attached and decorated with tassels.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.30-1949
Primary reference Number: 110421
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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