IDENTIFIERS
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id:	110425
accession number:	T.34-1949

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 17 October 2017

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Linen fragment embroidered in polychrome silks in darning, chain and double running stitch.  A group of embroideries, worked in bold colours and almost crudely drawn.  There is a large central medallion and the stylized flower heads are possibly a version of the eight-pointed star motif. One also finds small bird and floral sprig motifs on this fragment.
title:	fragment

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
creditline: given by Sir Augustus and Lady Daniel

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110425





TECHNIQUES
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Linen fragment embroidered in polychrome silks in darning, chain and double running stitch.  A group of embroideries, worked in bold colours and almost crudely drawn.  There is a large central medallion and the stylized flower heads are possibly a version of the eight-pointed star motif. One also finds small bird and floral sprig motifs on this fragment.
weaving
TECHNIQUES
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embroidering

CATEGORIES
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category: embroidery

DATING
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creation date:	1701 - 1801
creation date earliest:	1701
creation date latest:	1801
culture:	18th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: cm
value: 69.5

dimension: Width
units: cm
value: 44



EXHIBITIONS HISTORY
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title:	Embroideries from Epirus and the Greek islands
CITATIONS
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Embroideries from Epirus and the Greek islands
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