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English
1600–50
Object Place: England
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidered with silk and gold-colored metallic threads and spangles
Dimensions
21 x 16 cm (8 1/4 x 6 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Evan Jones
Accession Number61.243
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite satin ground, embroidered in satin, stem, and couching stitches with yellow, blue, green and white silk yarns, metallic yarns, purl and fancy wire, and gilded spangles. Two main panels show cockatoos, floral sprigs and caterpillars. Five rectangular compartments in spine show a tiger, a butterfly, a lion and floral sprigs.