Maker:
Unknown
Needleworker:
Moralt, Marie, Dr
Armchair with wooden frame, gessoed and painted, the back and seat covered in needlework in coloured wools. Italian, 18th century, the needlework English, designed and executed by Dr Marie Moralt for Maynard Keynes in 1920.
History note: The needlework designed and executed for Maynard Keynes in 1920. Previously on loan to the museum from Dr Milo Keynes from 1980 until it was bequeathed by him in 2010.
Bequeathed by Dr Milo Keynes
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed by Keynes, W. M., Dr.
18th Century
Circa
1700
-
1800
Needlework
composed of
wool
( coloured)
Frame
composed of
wood
Accession number: M.1-2010
Primary reference Number: 179259
Old loan no.: AAL.1-1980
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Applied Arts
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