Linen and cotton skirt border embroidered with monochrome dark blue silk in chain, Cretan feather, French knots, herringbone, satin and stem stitch. The pattern is a frieze of two alternating motifs; the first is a two handled vase with a symmetrical arrangement of stylized flowers, the second a spray formed by a stylized flower.
Given by Sir Augustus and Lady Daniel
Length: 250.5 cm
Width: 36 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1949-06-25) by Augustus, Daniel, Sir & Lady
18th Century-19th Century, Early#
Circa
1701
CE
-
Circa
1820
CE
embroidery
Silk
ground
Cotton
ground
Linen
Weaving
: Linen skirt border embroidered with monochrome dark blue silk in chain, Cretan feather, French knots, herringbone, satin and stem stitch. The pattern is a frieze of two alternating motifs; the first is a two handled vase with a symmetrical arrangement of stylized flowers, the second a spray formed by a stylized flower.
Embroidering
Weaving
Accession number: T.37-1949
Primary reference Number: 110428
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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