Book cover, Italy, 18th century
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
18th century
Book cover of embroidered silk in coloured silk, silver-gilt thread and strips in stem, satin and long and short stitches with couched work. In the middle of each side are the arms of an archbishop who belonged to the Franciscan order, surmounted by a green hat with ten tassels.
The corners and borders are filled with fleur-de-lys and leaf and tendril devices. There is a narrow lace-lace edging worked in gold vandykes.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- Length: 8.25 in; Width: 12.25 in (open)
- Materials and techniques
- Embroidered silk in coloured silk, silver-gilt thread and strips
Technical characteristics
- Place recorded
- Italy
Identification
- Candidate id
- vam-O363827
- Museum object number
- T.152-1931
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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