Band
date: label: Date
content: 16th century
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Symmetrical design of curving branched with acanthus leaves, each branch forming a large horizontal S-shape. One end of each branch turns into a grimacing beast whose tongue is being grasped by a standing winged cupid. The positive space in the design is the natural linen foundation; the negative space is solidly worked yellow silk long-legged cross-stitch. The design is outlined and accented by blue silk outline stitch, and there is a short thick blue and yellow silk fringe on three sides.
place: label: made in
content: Italy
setName: label: See more items in
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Textiles Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Richard C. Greenleaf
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1954-167-6
objectType: label: Type
content: embroidery & stitching
label: Type
content: Band
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Medium: silk on linen Technique: embroidered in back and counted stem stitches on plain weave; woven tape with weft fringe attached
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 22 x 81.5 cm (8 11/16 x 32 1/16 in.)