Medium:

Medium: linen, silk Technique: embroidered with silk and edged with lace (with needle knotted trim)

Type:

embroidery & stitching

Band

Made in:

Italy

Date:

16th century

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

White linen with border design of cherubim holding a large rinceau in blue silk. Tiny pointed edge of blue and yellow linen "punto in aria."

Credit Line:

Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt

Accession Number:

1896-1-80

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/kq4ca329ccf-3d8d-4eba-8828-9666dbe210b4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1896-1-80