MAS.915

Description

Scope and content : Ch. 00347. Three frs. of silk embroidery, on strong black silk fabric exceedingly closely woven in diaper of concentric lozenges. Surface glazed. Apparently cut from band, 1¾″ wide, for which embroidery was designed. It consists of triangular trilobate leaves, placed alternately along upper and lower edge and pointing inwards towards each other. Leaves worked solid in satin-stitch like that of Ch. 00119; on one edge in shaded red, rose-pink, and pale pink; on other alternately in shaded blue and shaded green, darker shade always in centre. All leaves outlined with gold or silver leaf (silver now black), and couched, gold with red, silver with white, thread. Thoroughly Chinese style. Colours very fresh, and fabric in good condition. Gr. M. 7″. Pl. CX. [Ser]