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Border (Portugal)

This is a Border. It is dated early 17th century and we acquired it in 1902. Its medium is silk embroidery on linen foundation and its technique is embroidered in stem, outline, coral, chain, satin, buttonhole, herringbone and detached chain stitches on plain weave foundation. It is a part of the Textiles department.

This object was donated by John Pierpont Morgan. It is credited Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.

Panel For A Cabinet Door
silk, metal wire, metal strips, coral beads.
Gift of Marian Hague.
1959-144-1

Frieze (USA)
machine-printed, distemper colors.
Gift of Paul F. Franco.
1938-50-17-a,b

Cape (India)
s-spun tussah silk embroidery, z-spun cotton foundation.
Museum purchase through gift of Elizabeth Haynes.
1951-41-1

Our curators have highlighted 8 objects that are related to this one. Here are three of them, selected at random:

Knife (probably Netherlands)
ivory, steel, silver.
The Robert L. Metzenberg Collection, gift of Eleanor L. Metzenberg.
1985-103-158

Border
silk embroidery, linen foundation.
Gift of John Pierpont Morgan.
1902-1-439

Band
silk embroidery on linen foundation.
1904-17-4

Its dimensions are

H x W: 17.8 x 95.9 cm (7 x 37 3/4 in.)

Cite this object as

Border (Portugal); silk embroidery on linen foundation; H x W: 17.8 x 95.9 cm (7 x 37 3/4 in.); Gift of John Pierpont Morgan; 1902-1-904

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition Hewitt Sisters Collect.

Short URL http://cprhw.tt/o/2AWz2/
Accession Number 1902-1-904
Object ID 18133875