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Knee pad

Unknown1800/1850

The Victoria and Albert Museum

The Victoria and Albert Museum
London, United Kingdom

Tapestry woven embroidery in coloured silks on linen: lozenge pattern in madder-red outlined with indigo-blue, and with touches of yellow, green and gold; straight line divides the pattern towards each end and at the ends of the lozenges, which could come behind the knee, are smaller; along the bottom edge is bounded with blue (pair of two).

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  • Title: Knee pad
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 1800/1850
  • Location: Cyprus
  • Physical Dimensions: Length: 62 cm, Width: 24 cm
  • Medium: Tapestry woven embroidery in coloured silks on linen
The Victoria and Albert Museum

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