Cotton, woven in horizontal lines, embroidered with polychrome silk and silver gilt thread, in double darning, double running, fishbone and satin stitches. At each end a 0.75" deep band of a waved stem with a pear and leaf. Above it four horizontal repeats of a shallow bowl with a foot, and in it a melon with a knife cutting it to disclose the seeds. Fringe ravelled.
Given by George de Menasce
Length: 59 in
Width: 18 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1946-09-25) by de Menasce, George
Accession number: T.84-1946
Primary reference Number: 199864
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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