sleeve(a pair; uncut);
table-cloth
- Museum number
- Eu1993,08.9
- Description
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A rectangular piece of embroidery cloth; perhaps two uncut sleeves from a woman's dress. Ground made of natural cream tabby woven linen (?) cloth; selvedges along the longer sides. Identical cross stitch embroidery at each end. Beside blocks of polychrome blanket stitch embroidered at the edge is a line of hexagonal-shaped motifs, each separated by a bar. A line of stylised floral motifs separates this patterning from a block of rectangular-shaped embroidery, made up of two lines of three diamonds each. All embroidery worked in pale blue, dark blue and pink/red wool yarns. Colours of yarns much fader in comparison with back of cloth, suggesting, along with stains from tea (?), that this was used as a table cloth. Some damage to centre of fabric.
- Production date
- 1900-1950
- Dimensions
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Length: 87 centimetres
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Width: 42 centimetres
- Curator's comments
- Eth.Doc. 1869: Dimitrije Mitrinovic (1887 - 1953) was a Serbian philosopher who made a collection of Balkan (and other) textiles while living in London (1916 until his death); see Eu1993,08.1 to 31 (Balkan textiles), As1993,25.1 to 4 (Turkish textiles) and As1993,26.1 to 6 (Chinese and Indian textiles). The New Atlantis Foundation, established to ensure the survival of his work, wish that the donation be known as the 'Mitrinovic collection'.
- Location
- Not on display
- Acquisition date
- 1993
- Department
- Britain, Europe and Prehistory
- Registration number
- Eu1993,08.9