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English (London (Lloyd Square))
About 1930
Object Place: London (Lloyd Square), England
Medium/Technique
Linen, silver; embroidery, Parament (cross-reference embroidery), couching, appliqué
Dimensions
193.36 cm (76 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the Society of St. John the Evangelist, Cambridge, Mass.
Accession Number1987.477
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionSociety of the Sisters of Bethany. Gold ground; appliqués of polychrome embroidery. Left to right: ship, fortress, fleur de lys, MR, star, covered vessal and castle. Embroidery and silver and gold metallic thread couching. Fringed. Attached to white linen altar cloth. Condition: good; wear along upper center edge. Given to the Society of Saint John the Evangelist in memory of the Rev. Andrew Chalmers Wilson. See Notes on the Collection.