IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110406 accession number: T.17-1949 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 17 October 2017 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Embroidered with polychrome silks in cross stitch, whilst the panels are joined by an insertion stitch. There is a knotted fringe on all edges. The embroidery is restricted to the four edges. The inner border pattern is of two alternating flower sprays flanked by peacocks and small birds; the outer border is of stylized, alternating flower pots and animals. At each corner, above the birds and the flowers heads, a similar motif of a vase with carnations is worked out. object type: Linen bed cover of four joined panels. title: bed cover LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: given by Sir Augustus and Lady Daniel STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110406 TECHNIQUES ---------- Embroidered with polychrome silks in cross stitch, whilst the panels are joined by an insertion stitch. There is a knotted fringe on all edges. The embroidery is restricted to the four edges. The inner border pattern is of two alternating flower sprays flanked by peacocks and small birds; the outer border is of stylized, alternating flower pots and animals. At each corner, above the birds and the flowers heads, a similar motif of a vase with carnations is worked out. weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1701 - 1820 creation date earliest: 1701 creation date latest: 1820 culture: 18th Century-19th Century, Early# CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 240.5 dimension: Width units: cm value: 161 EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ------------------- title: Embroideries from Epirus and the Greek islands CITATIONS -------- Embroideries from Epirus and the Greek islands ---