Maker: Unknown
Cotton, fine and loosely woven, embroidered with polychrome silk, gilt and silver thread, in double darning, fishbone and satin stitches. At each end a 0.25" deep band solidly darned in gilt thread. Above it two 9.5" high plants bearing carnation, hyacinth and rose flowers and leaves, growing in shallow decorative pots, and between them two 4" high sprays of similar flowers placed one above the other.
Given by George de Menasce
Length: 162.5 in
Width: 20 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1946-09-25) by de Menasce, George
19th Century
1800
-
1899
Stitches composed of satin
Silver thread
Cotton
Fishbone
Silk
Gilt thread
Darning
Stitching
Weaving
Embroidering
Accession number: T.122-1946
Primary reference Number: 200080
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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