1592984447000 1312637261000 Standard Record object-110422 1751479347904 1751471091000 1751479345938 adlib fitz-online adlib-object-110422 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110422 49780342-ef17-34e4-a349-598ee1dbcc1f 10 reference term-29556 adlib-term-29556 e008f69f-8abd-316d-9406-e2cee4f33748 embroidery Applied Arts Linen gable from a bed tent door embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, long-armed cross, darning, satin and double running stitch. A small amount of silver thread, laid and couched is also employed in the embellishment of the gable. The red bands of the gable are made up of a repeated lozenge design containing what is probably a highly stylized animal motif. The minor, light blue gable band has an alternating leaf and branch pattern. Bolder, stylized leaf and branch motifs are worked along the centre line with symmetrically arranged parrots, eagles and various other birds, animals and figures, some perched on two boats. reference exhibition-3824 adlib-exhibition-3824 e8afdfab-191e-3fb0-a826-5c9191873583 Mediterranean Embroideries reference exhibition-1856 adlib-exhibition-1856 eba91f9e-ca7f-37c4-adde-9853a9bee993 Embroideries from Epirus and the Greek islands T.31-1949 1 accession number T.31-1949 110422 priref 110422 uri https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110422 https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110422 reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum given by Sir Augustus and Lady Daniel reference agent-169256 adlib-agent-169256 7f0c7a8b-0488-3673-83ef-7de6f94bf0b4 Augustus, Daniel, Sir & Lady 1949 1949 1949-06-25 given Entry date: 1949 1701 1701 CE 1701 circa 1701 1801 1 1801 CE 1801 circa 1801 production reference agent-149652 adlib-agent-149652 0d4f90dc-b166-3d4b-b0db-25f4118b6e98 Unknown These decorative gables were made to fit above the bed tent door panels, the whole tent comprising joined tapering panels embroidered with detached branch motifs. reference term-106400 adlib-term-106400 3e80c102-1483-3c39-b2f4-67e333d653d8 18th Century reference term-118795 adlib-term-118795 42ae7124-619d-3d54-8944-7611173f3392 literal Greece Greece country Dodecanese embroidery reference term-110423 adlib-term-110423 9c2a8bbb-0916-3c71-978f-95fccdb66252 silver thread ground reference term-115028 adlib-term-115028 556ae598-ff6b-3a23-86fc-6ca6ee348f2c linen polychrome embroidery reference term-118722 adlib-term-118722 4f4800f9-d84e-3f97-a3d0-d00e18216dea silk Length cm 62 Width cm 53.5 reference term-118849 adlib-term-118849 b060d3f5-afdb-3be9-9664-7b8b56b16d70 gable from a bed tent door category Greek Island Embroidery reference agent-149638 adlib-agent-149638 7376d833-d0a7-3be0-916e-9c892b7a24d8 The Fitzwilliam Museum 5 reference publication-4928 adlib-publication-4928 6a9981ab-49e6-30a4-ab6d-9c0246d9a31c Embroideries from Epirus and the Greek islands

reference term-118849 adlib-term-118849 b060d3f5-afdb-3be9-9664-7b8b56b16d70 gable from a bed tent door

gable from a bed tent door Linen gable from a bed tent door embroidered with polychrome silks in cross, long-armed cross, darning, satin and double running stitch. A small amount of silver thread, laid and couched is also employed in the embellishment of the gable. The red bands of the gable are made up of a repeated lozenge design containing what is probably a highly stylized animal motif. The minor, light blue gable band has an alternating leaf and branch pattern. Bolder, stylized leaf and branch motifs are worked along the centre line with symmetrically arranged parrots, eagles and various other birds, animals and figures, some perched on two boats. reference term-27589 adlib-term-27589 4cf177c4-52c5-3a11-9923-2d3d6ede7ccb weaving cross, long-armed cross, darning, satin and double running stitch reference term-29899 adlib-term-29899 e75b51cd-480d-3a81-939a-df4ef1674416 embroidering object OBJECT