Linen bolster cover embroidered with polychrome silk in chain, hem, herringbone and stem stitch.
A border runs all around the cover and is joined by symmetrical, almost circular rose sprays arranged alternately to face in and outwards, and they are formed by a large rose encircled by flowering stems and a small bird.
Given by Sir Augustus and Lady Daniel
Length: 19.1/2 in
Width: 19 in
Method of acquisition: Given (1949-06-25) by Augustus, Daniel, Sir & Lady
18th Century
Circa
1701
CE
-
Circa
1801
CE
Weaving
: Linen bolster cover embroidered with polychrome silk in chain, hem, herringbone and stem stitch. A border runs all around the cover and is joined by symmetrical, almost circular rose sprays arranged alternately to face in and outwards, and they are formed by a large rose encircled by flowering stems and a small bird.
Embroidering
Accession number: T.23-1949
Primary reference Number: 110413
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2025) "Bolster cover" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110413 Accessed: 2025-12-05 08:28:05
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110413
|title=Bolster cover
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2025-12-05 08:28:05|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-110413
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...