Cotton, embroidered with polychrome silk, silver plate and silver thread in buttonhole, double darning and satin stitches. At each end a 0.75" deep band of a slightly waved stem with leaves. Above it a 3.5" deep band of a waved stem with four repeats of a spray of leaves.
Given by George de Menasce
Length: 59 in
Width: 20.5 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1946-09-25) by de Menasce, George
19th Century
Circa
1800
CE
-
Circa
1899
CE
Accession number: T.80-1946
Primary reference Number: 199860
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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