A horizontal border of crimson silk satin

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A horizontal border of crimson silk satin
divided into three sections, applied with yellow and ivory silk and woven blue silk with a scrolling floral pattern, with blue, ivory, green and yellow cording--140 x 12in., 18th century and a shaped panel of crimson silk velvet with a border of raised silver metal threads, and two corners embroidered in coloured silks with a shield with five busts of a lady supported by two dragons and a crowned lion, possibly part of a saddlecloth-40 x 21in., 17th century
See Colour Plate 33

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