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Embroidered picture: T.1-1990

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St. Paul's Sewing Centre

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Description

Cream silk with a loosely woven white cotton backing embroidered with polychrome silk threads in laid and couched work with some stem and simple filling stitches. Two women using a pestle and mortar.

Legal notes

Given by Mrs. Alice Zeitlyn

Place(s) associated

  • Mongla Port ⪼ Bangladesh

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1990-07-23) by Zeitlyn, Alice

Dating

20th Century, Late#
Production date: AD 1987

School or Style

Bangladeshi

Components of the work

Whole Embroidery Height 18.2 cm Width 23.2 cm
Whole Picture Height 28 cm Width 3 cm
Cotton

Materials used in production

white Cotton
Silk

Techniques used in production

Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.1-1990
Primary reference Number: 197391

Audit data

Created: Thursday 10 October 2013 Updated: Thursday 12 October 2017

Associated departments & institutions

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

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