IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110425 accession number: T.34-1949 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 17 October 2017 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Linen fragment embroidered in polychrome silks in darning, chain and double running stitch. A group of embroideries, worked in bold colours and almost crudely drawn. There is a large central medallion and the stylized flower heads are possibly a version of the eight-pointed star motif. One also finds small bird and floral sprig motifs on this fragment. title: fragment 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/110425 TECHNIQUES ---------- Linen fragment embroidered in polychrome silks in darning, chain and double running stitch. A group of embroideries, worked in bold colours and almost crudely drawn. There is a large central medallion and the stylized flower heads are possibly a version of the eight-pointed star motif. One also finds small bird and floral sprig motifs on this fragment. weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1701 - 1801 creation date earliest: 1701 creation date latest: 1801 culture: 18th Century CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 69.5 dimension: Width units: cm value: 44 EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ------------------- title: Embroideries from Epirus and the Greek islands CITATIONS -------- Embroideries from Epirus and the Greek islands ---