Production: Unknown
Cotton cushion cover embroidered with polychrome silks in cross stitch. (blue, buff, orange, green, grey, pink, yellow and red)
Given by Sir Augustus and Lady Daniel
Length: 57 cm
Width: 39 cm
Method of acquisition: Given (1949-06-25) by Augustus, Daniel, Sir & Lady
19th Century
Circa
1801
CE
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Circa
1901
CE
The style of embroidery produced by the thick, loosely twisted silks is quite close to that of Rhodes, the island where this cover were purchased in 1902. However the motifs are joined rather than seperate as in typical Rhodian work and are stylistically closer to border patterns associated with nearby Nisyros. The use of insertion stitch to join the two faces of the cover and the small tassels is also typical of Nisyros.
Weaving
: Cotton cushion cover embroidered with polychrome silks in cross stitch. (blue, buff, orange, green, grey, pink, yellow and red)
Embroidering
Accession number: T.28-1949
Primary reference Number: 110419
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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