Fashion — 1665-1699
Ornament
Miniature tree with a snake coiled around the trunk; made of wood with wire and silk covering.
Wire covered with yellow silk, base with four flat loops interlaced with pink and blue ribbons and a central stem formed as an ear of wheat with coiled metal strip and fine fronds interlaced with blue silk ribbons. From base of stem to lower edge of wheat head a snake is coiled around made of wire covered with canvas, blue and pink silk thread and finished with fine coiled silver strip.
- Category:
- Fashion
- Object ID:
- 32.21/7
- Object name:
- ornament
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- —
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- Production date:
- 1665-1699
- Material:
wood, silver, silk
- Measurements/duration:
- H 240 mm, W 81 mm (base), D 90 mm (base)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
- —
- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
- Copyright holder:
digital image © London Museum
- Image credit:
- —
- Creative commons usage:
- CC BY-NC 4.0
- License this image:
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