Border

Description

Linen border embroidered with red silk threads in cross stitch and showing mermaids and griffins in scrolls in reserve on a cream ground: Italian, c. 1550 - 1600

Museum reference

A.1972.20

Collection

Fashion and Textiles

Object name

Border

Production information

Italy, Southern Europe

Date

c. 1550 - 1600

Materials

Linen, Silk

Physical description

Linen embroidered with red silk threads on a red ground