Table Runner of woven linen net with Catherine de Medici embroidery in white twisted cotton
- Title
- Table Runner of woven linen net with Catherine de Medici embroidery in white twisted cotton
- LC Subject
- textiles (visual works)
- Description
- Table Runner of woven linen net with Catherine de Medici embroidery in white twisted cotton; rectangular central design with winged birds or gryphons at each end; 2" border design with fleur-de-lis spades.
- Provenance
- Source of acquisition: Department Purchase
- Motif
- Winged bird Zig-zag Leaf motif
- Work Type
- tea cloths
- Location
- Italy
- Date
- 1901/2000
- Identifier
- 1900.034.016
- Rights
- In Copyright
- License
- Creative Commons: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International
- Type
- Image
- Format
- image/tiff
- Material
- Linen Cotton
- Technique
- Embroidered net Catherine de Medici embroidery
- Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Primary Set
- Historic and Cultural Textile and Apparel Collection
- Institution
- Oregon State University
- Note
- Purchased in Florence, Italy. Catherine de Medici (b. 1519 - d. 1589) created this style of embroidery using Buratto linen net and heavy weight white cotton tracery designs. She was an Italian noblewoman who was the Queen of France from 1547 to 1559. The technique was revived at the turn of the century. This might be c.1900.
