Skip to main content

Cover: T.15-1997

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Categories

Description

Linen cover embroidered in monochrome red silk in a repeat lattice pattern with small central motifs in darning stitch. There is a small scale repeat pattern border on the cover. Two edges have a selvedge the other two have simple fringing.

Legal notes

Bequeathed by Mr & Mrs George Woodbridge

Measurements and weight

Length: 120 cm
Width: 48.25 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Naxos ⪼ Cyclades ⪼ Greece

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1997-12-05) by Woodbridge, George, Mr & Mrs

Dating

19th Century
Circa 1801 CE - Circa 1901 CE

Materials used in production

embroidery Silk
ground Linen

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Linen cover embroidered in monochrome red silk in a repeat lattice pattern with small central motifs in darning stitch. There is a small scale repeat pattern border on the cover. Two edges have a selvedge the other two have simple fringing.
Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.15-1997
Primary reference Number: 110449
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 13 October 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Cover" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/110449 Accessed: 2024-11-25 01:02:11

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/110449 |title=Cover |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-25 01:02:11|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-110449

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...