Case: T.140-1938

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Production: Unknown

Entities

Case

Categories

Embroidery

Description

Case. The outside is made of striped, black and red velvet whilst the inside of linen worked with silk thread in cross-stitch, bound with green braid. The ties are formed by braid and an ivory bobbin fastener. Down the middle there is a geometric design of lozenges, around it a border formed by naturalistic sprays of roses and pansies. there is an inscription which reads 'añs T T 6 4'

Notes

History note: Purchased in Madrid, 1900

Legal notes

Mrs H.A. Longman Bequest

Measurements and weight

Length: 9 in
Width: 3.5/8 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1938) by Longman, H. A., Mrs

Dating

19th Century
Production date: AD 1864

Materials used in production

red and black Velvet
Linen
Silk

Techniques used in production

Weaving : Case. The outside is made of striped, black and red velvet whilst the inside of linen worked with silk thread in cross-stitch, bound with green braid. The ties are formed by braid and an ivory bobbin fastener
Embroidering
Braiding

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.140-1938
Primary reference Number: 117566
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 17 July 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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