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Kerchief: T.120-1946

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Maker: Unknown

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Description

Cotton, with stripes in thicker cotton, embroidered with polychrome silk in double darning, double running, satin and pulled fabric stitches. At each end a 1.25" deep band of a waved stem and alternating rose and sunflower, and above it three shallow decorated bowls each containing a 5.5" deep symmetrical arrangement of roses and sunflowers. Fringes ravelled.

Legal notes

Given by George de Menasce

Measurements and weight

Length: 47 in
Width: 19.25 in

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

19th Century
1800 - 1899

School or Style

Turkish

Materials used in production

Cotton
Silk
Satin

Techniques used in production

Darning
Stitching
Embroidering

Identification numbers

Accession number: T.120-1946
Primary reference Number: 200076
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Audit data

Created: Thursday 15 January 2015 Updated: Tuesday 17 October 2017 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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