IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110434 accession number: T.40-1949 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Wednesday 2 December 2020 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: Four fragments, possibly from an embroidered furnishing rather than a skirt border, are joined to form part of a chasuble or cope. A band of couched metal thread is worked down the centre. The pattern is formed of two bands of alternating sirens and two headed eagles, both placed above two handled vases. From the siren holding her tails spring spiral, floral scrolls of roses and tulips, which shelter a long bodied bird. Upon each scroll sits an imp with a leaf sprig in its hand. At each side of the base of the vase there are floral prays with a hare and Dachshund motif. Sprays sprout from the back of the eagles. In the second band, carnations sprig from the eagles back and from their beak a spiral scrolling spray of carnations. Perched upon the top is a pair of confronting long bodied birds with a rose spray between them. object type: Linen vestment embroidered with polychrome silks in Cretan feather, satin, split, fishbone, buttonhole, chain, stem, and whipped stem stitch with French knots. title: vestment 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: http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110434 TECHNIQUES ---------- Linen vestment embroidered with polychrome silks in Cretan feather, satin, split, fishbone, buttonhole, chain, stem, and whipped stem stitch with French knots. Four fragments, possibly from an embroidered furnishing rather than a skirt border, are joined to form part of a chasuble or cope. A band of couched metal thread is worked down the centre. The pattern is formed of two bands of alternating sirens and two headed eagles, both placed above two handled vases. From the siren holding her tails spring spiral, floral scrolls of roses and tulips, which shelter a long bodied bird. Upon each scroll sits an imp with a leaf sprig in its hand. At each side of the base of the vase there are floral prays with a hare and Dachshund motif. Sprays sprout from the back of the eagles. In the second band, carnations sprig from the eagles back and from their beak a spiral scrolling spray of carnations. Perched upon the top is a pair of confronting long bodied birds with a rose spray between them. weaving TECHNIQUES ---------- embroidering CATEGORIES ------ category: embroidery DATING ------ creation date: 1701 - 1820 creation date earliest: 1701 creation date latest: 1820 culture: 18th-early 19th century CREATORS -------- maker: Unknown DIMENSIONS ---------- dimension: Length units: cm value: 146 dimension: Width units: cm value: 95 EXHIBITIONS HISTORY ------------------- title: Embroideries from Epirus and the Greek islands CITATIONS -------- Embroideries from Epirus and the Greek islands ---