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Description: | Artist: Unknown; Date(s): circa 1701 - circa 1801; Classification(s): embroidery, bolster cover, weaving, Linen bolster cover embroidered with polychrome silk in chain, hem, herringbone and stem stitch. A border runs all around the cover and is joined by symmetrical, almost circular rose sprays arranged alternately to face in and outwards, and they are formed by a large rose encircled by flowering stems and a small bird.; Acquisition: given by Augustus, Sir & Daniel, Lady, 1949, given by Sir Augustus and Lady Daniel [T.23-1949]
Description: Linen bolster cover embroidered with polychrome silk in chain, hem, herringbone and stem stitch. | 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: | bolster cover Unknown embroidery | Temporal: | name=18th century; start=1701; end=1801 | 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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