IDENTIFIERS
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id:	110413
accession number:	T.23-1949

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 17 October 2017

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: 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.
object type: Linen bolster cover embroidered with polychrome silk in chain, hem, herringbone and stem stitch.
title:	bolster cover

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
creditline: given by Sir Augustus and Lady Daniel

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110413





TECHNIQUES
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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.
weaving
TECHNIQUES
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embroidering

CATEGORIES
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category: embroidery

DATING
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creation date:	1701 - 1801
creation date earliest:	1701
creation date latest:	1801
culture:	18th Century

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: in
value: 19.1/2

dimension: Width
units: in
value: 19