IDENTIFIERS
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id:	110524
accession number:	T.26a-1945

DATE AUDIT
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created:	Saturday 6 August 2011
updated:	Tuesday 21 July 2020

DESCRIPTIVE DATA
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object type: Predominant colours are pale blue, buff, cream and pale and yellow green.  On both right and left of the cover is placed a short column with in between them an oblong shape filled with diagonal network in metal thread and with tassels at the bottom.  Upon each column is placed a horn containing a tall upright spray of mixed flowers including carnations and roses.  In the centre is placed a miniature of a lady in a blue gown.
object type: Silk bookcover embroidered with polychrome silk, gold and silver thread in buttonhole, couching, satin and stem stitch with French knots.
title:	book-cover

LICENSING
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text license status:	CC0
image license status:	CC-BY-NC-SA

OWNERSHIP
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instutition: The Fitzwilliam Museum
department: Applied Arts
creditline: given by C.G. Clarke

STABLE URL
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url:	https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/110524





TECHNIQUES
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Silk bookcover embroidered with polychrome silk, gold and silver thread in buttonhole, couching, satin and stem stitch with French knots.  Predominant colours are pale blue, buff, cream and pale and yellow green.  On both right and left of the cover is placed a short column with in between them an oblong shape filled with diagonal network in metal thread and with tassels at the bottom.  Upon each column is placed a horn containing a tall upright spray of mixed flowers including carnations and roses.  In the centre is placed a miniature of a lady in a blue gown.
weaving
TECHNIQUES
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embroidering

CATEGORIES
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category: embroidery

DATING
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creation date:	1740 - 1750
creation date earliest:	1740
creation date latest:	1750
culture:	18th Century, Mid

CREATORS
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maker: Unknown

DIMENSIONS
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dimension: Length
units: in
value: 11.7/8

dimension: Width
units: in
value: 8.5/8