1800 / 1899, Morocco
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1800 / 1899, Morocco
- Identifier
- T.220B-1929
- Acquisition
- Given by Mrs Lewis F. Day
- Collection
- Material
- Technique
- Depiction
- Geometrical motif 83%
- Geometrical motif 71%
- Geometrical motif 83%
- Dimension
- 8.89 cm (length)8.89 cm (width)
- Production time
- Production place
- Type of object
Description
Silk embroidery on linen in red and green with columbarium; Morocco; 1800s. Sewn onto backing with 5 other pieces.
Silk embroidery on linen in red and dark green, with long-armed cross, cross, and back stitches. The pattern depicts a columbarium pedestal, spreading out at top and bottom. The body of the design is reserved in the colour of the linen and the background is worked.
