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Brocatelle: MAR.T.37B-1912

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

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Description

Red silk warp, linen ground weft with pattern wefts of metallic thread, yellow and white silk. Repeat design of stylised cones, medallions and arabesques

Legal notes

C.B. Marlay Bequest

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1912) by Marlay, Charles Brinsley

Dating

16th Century
Circa 1501 CE - Circa 1601 CE

Materials used in production

red, white, yellow Silk
Metal thread

Techniques used in production

Weaving

Identification numbers

Accession number: MAR.T.37B-1912
Primary reference Number: 110949
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 21 July 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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