Medium:

Medium: silk on linen with glass beads added Technique: embroidered; deflected element work using wrapping and double running stitch on linen plain weave

Dimensions:

H x W: 4.8 x 66.7 cm (1 7/8 x 26 1/4 in. )

Type:

embroidery & stitching

Band

Made in:

Italy or Sicily

Date:

16th–17th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Heads of cherubs over diagonal flowering scrolls.

Credit Line:

Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Accession Number:

1896-1-86

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Textiles Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42f748785-1ae9-4c67-8e4c-61daf8ae64ca

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1896-1-86