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Skirt border: T.16-1950

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Unknown

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Description

Linen skirt border embroidered in polychrome silks in buttonhole, Cretan feather, eyelet hole, satin and stem stitch.

The pattern is a frieze formed by units repeating in a completely irregular order: a two handled vase with carnations,two symmetrical sprays of carnations, one with long bodied birds and one with birds at its base. Below this is a border formed by a carnation flower flanked by confronting birds perched on serpents, alternating with repeats of a scrolling stem with flowers.

Legal notes

Given by George de Menasce

Measurements and weight

Length: 59 in

Place(s) associated

  • Crete ⪼ Greece

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1950-06-20) by de Menasce, George

Dating

18th Century
Circa 1701 CE - Circa 1801 CE

Components of the work

Max Width 11.1/4 in

Materials used in production

embroidery Silk
ground Linen

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Linen skirt border embroidered in polychrome silks in buttonhole, Cretan feather, eyelet hole, satin and stem stitch. The pattern is a frieze formed by units repeating in a completely irregular order: a two handled vase with carnations,two symmetrical sprays of carnations, one with long bodied birds and one with birds at its base. Below this is a border formed by a carnation flower flanked by confronting birds perched on serpents, alternating with repeats of a scrolling stem with flowers.
Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.16-1950
Primary reference Number: 110436
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 2 December 2020 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Applied Arts

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