Wall pocket, Medium: silk, metallic thread Technique: embroidery on salmon (faded) and blue silk plain weave; stem, knot, satin and chain stitches using dyed silks; couched gold-wrapped silk and strips of silver foil; plus attached coils of silver and gilt wire., Wall pocket with three pockets and highly ornamental shaped top. Two pockets of pale blue silk, one of faded rose, embroidered in symmetrical floral designs in silk and heavy gold thread and looped wire. At the top a small bird in an elaborate enframement. Bound with blue silk tape and lined with pale pink linen., Austria, Germany
Size: 1693px × 4200px
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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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