Book cover, embroidered in silk on linen, England, 1613
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1613
Silk embroidery on linen in petit point and French knots. The front side depicts the sacrfice of Isaac; the back depicts Jonah and the whale. On front, back, and spine are stem borders with flowers, fruit, and insects. Purchased from Messrs. Delomosne & Son, with money from the Bryan Bequest Funds. Registered file no. 1929/8466. Contains a Bible of 1610 and Book of Common Prayer of 1611.
See T.143-1962 for details of design source. Jonah and the whale: woodcut by Jost Amman, (1539-1591) in Neue Biblischen Figuren . Frankfurt-am-Main: 1564. Abraham and Isaac: engraving by Petrus de Jode (1570-1634), in Metropolitan Museum, NYC?
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 3
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- Silk embroidery on linen
- Dimensions
- Length: 9 in; Width: 6.5 in; Depth: 2.5 in
Technical characteristics
- Maker recorded
- Illingworth, Elizabeth
- Place recorded
- England
Design
- Marks and inscriptions
- '1613'; 'E I'
Identification
- Source note
- Transcribed from the Victoria and Albert Museum, London collection record for this single object (sentences kept verbatim apart from removed sale or rarity wording); how far it represents a wider collectible type has not been independently verified.
- Candidate id
- vam-O132891
- Museum object name
- Book cover
- Holding institution
- Victoria and Albert Museum, London
- Museum object number
- T.134-1929
- Museum system number
- O132891
Catalogue references
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