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A work made of silk, weft-float faced 7:1 satin weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weaves and silk, satin weaves; embroidered with silk, linen, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, feathers, metal wire and purl in bullion, eyelet, roman, satin, split, stem, and tent stitches; raised work in a variety of buttonhole, raised stem, and trellis stitches with bullion picots; couching and embroidered cut pile; embellished with beads, mica and pearls.
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  • A work made of silk, weft-float faced 7:1 satin weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weaves and silk, satin weaves; embroidered with silk, linen, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, feathers, metal wire and purl in bullion, eyelet, roman, satin, split, stem, and tent stitches; raised work in a variety of buttonhole, raised stem, and trellis stitches with bullion picots; couching and embroidered cut pile; embellished with beads, mica and pearls.

Date:

1660/65

Artist:

England

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Status

Currently Off View

Department

Textiles

Title

Picture

Place

England (Object made in:)

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Made 1660–1665

Medium

Silk, weft-float faced 7:1 satin weave; appliquéd with linen, plain weaves and silk, satin weaves; embroidered with silk, linen, gilt-metal-strip-wrapped silk, feathers, metal wire and purl in bullion, eyelet, Roman, satin, split, stem, and tent stitches; raised work in a variety of buttonhole, raised stem, and trellis stitches with bullion picots; couching and embroidered cut pile; embellished with beads, mica and pearls

Dimensions

62.4 × 88.3 cm (24 1/2 × 34 3/4 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of the Needlework and Textile Guild

Reference Number

1927.878

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