Cretan Skirt Border
Description
Cretan skirt border, rare complete border in five loom widths, 18th century, silk embroidery on a linen/cotton mix ground
Italian influences in the design, with the more ‘provincial’ addition of birds
Retrospective exhibition, 19 – 27 October, open daily, and 7 – 9 November
Closed 28 October to 6 November
Cretan skirt border, rare complete border in five loom widths, 18th century, silk embroidery on a linen/cotton mix ground
Italian influences in the design, with the more ‘provincial’ addition of birds