Price
£6500.00This object is eligible for a Certificate of BADA Provenance
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An elaborate mid 18th century metal-thread embroidery panel, centred by two stylised pheasants either side of an openwork basket of flowers, surrounded by floral motifs against a pale pink silk ground within a strapwork cartouche, similarly the outer border of foliate decoration, flowers and birds against an off-white silk ground, all worked in a combination of gaufrure, couching and purl work.
England,circa 1760.
Embroidery of this complexity was undertaken by professional workshops. The highly-skilled embroiderers had served long apprenticeships and carefully guarded their techniques. Silver and gold metal 'thread' embroidery consisted of the finest wire or wrapped silk, known as 'sewing gold' made into springy 'purl', threads and wire forming a tube or 'couching', threads woven over a padding material, to create an elaborate three-dimensional effect.
Dimensions
56.5 x 103 x 7Stock number
1178The BADA Standard
- Since 1918, BADA has been the leading association for the antiques and fine art trade
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- Our clients are protected by BADA’s code of conduct
- Our dealers’ membership is reviewed and renewed annually
- Bada.org is a non-profit site: clients deal directly with members and they pay no hidden fees