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Kerchief: T.85-1946

Object information

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Description

Cotton, embroidered with polychrome silk and silver plate, in double darning and satin stitches, attached to mercerised lawn. At each end a 1" deep band of five repeats of a landscape pattern comprising a river, boats, bridge, a mosque and cypress trees. Above it one repeat and about a third of a second repeat of another landscape pattern 4.75" deep comprising a large house with above it a tree, rose spray, a mosque and cypress trees, and above them scrolling lines, flowering trees and a smaller house.

Legal notes

Given by George de Menasce

Measurements and weight

Length: 6.5 in
Width: 19.5 in

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1946-09-25) by de Menasce, George

School or Style

Turkish

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.85-1946
Primary reference Number: 199865
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 16 October 2014 Updated: Wednesday 10 February 2021 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Kerchief" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/199865 Accessed: 2024-04-27 14:50:34

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