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Description: | Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1701 - circa 1820; Classification(s): embroidery, skirt border, weaving, Linen skirt border embroidered with polychrome silks in Cretan feather, satin, fishbone, split stem, whipped stem and chain stitch with French knots. Five widths of linen which were originally from the bottom of a traditional skirt or chemise. The colour scheme changes from one end to the other, the dominant red gradually giving way to a palette of lighter greens, blues, yellows and creams.; Acquisition: given by de Menasce, George, 1948-05-13, Given by George de Menasce [T.6-1948]
Description: Linen skirt border embroidered with polychrome silks in Cretan feather, satin, fishbone, split stem, whipped stem and chain stitch with French knots. Five widths of linen which were originally from the bottom of a traditional skirt or chemise. The colour scheme changes from one end to the other, the dominant red gradually giving way to a palette of lighter greens, blues, yellows and creams. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/terms.htm | Publisher: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Rights holder: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Subjects: | skirt border Unknown embroidery | Temporal: | name=18th or early 19th century; start=1701; end=1820 | Source: | Fitzwilliam Museum | Creator: | The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK | Identifier: | http://www.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/opacdire... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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