IDENTIFIERS ----------- id: 110462 accession number: T.13-1946 DATE AUDIT ---------- created: Saturday 6 August 2011 updated: Tuesday 19 September 2017 DESCRIPTIVE DATA ---------------- object type: A vertical row of five large oval shapes runs down the middle of the curtain, each consisting of a conventional central, floral medallion with eight similar smaller ones arranged around it. The lowest of the oval shapes has four floral sprays which make the whole shape appear almost rectanguler. The interspaces between the ovals are filled with floral sprays. At both the top and bottom of the curtain there are borders of floral sprays. In addition above the bottom border there is a band of geometrical satin stitch embroidery. object type: Linen curtain embroidered with polychrome (blue, white, green, pink, purple, red and yellow) silks in diagonally worked brick, double running, satin and hem stitch with additional needle weaving. title: curtain LICENSING --------- text license status: CC0 image license status: CC-BY-NC-SA OWNERSHIP --------- instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum department: Applied Arts creditline: given by George de Menasce STABLE URL ---------- url: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110462 TECHNIQUES ---------- Linen curtain embroidered with polychrome (blue, white, green, pink, purple, red and yellow) silks in diagonally worked brick, double running, satin and hem stitch with additional needle weaving. A vertical row of five large oval shapes runs down the middle of the curtain, each consisting of a conventional central, floral medallion with eight similar smaller ones arranged around it. The lowest of the oval shapes has four floral sprays which make the whole shape appear almost rectanguler. The interspaces between the ovals are filled with floral sprays. At both the top and bottom of the curtain there are borders of floral sprays. In addition above the bottom border there is a band of geometrical satin stitch embroidery. 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: in value: 9.1/2 dimension: Width units: in value: 16.1/2