Band
Band
Maker unrecorded. 17th century. Medium: silk, linen Technique: embroidered. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.
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BandObject type
Band is a type of object named in the museum catalogue.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Band” in its object type field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Band
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
SilkMaterial
Silk recorded in the object's medium.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Medium: silk, linen” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Medium: silk, linen
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
LinenMaterial
Linen is a material named in the museum catalogue.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Medium: silk, linen” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Medium: silk, linen
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
EmbroideryTechnique
Embroidery is a making process named in the museum catalogue.
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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum supplies “Medium: silk, linen Technique: embroidered” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.
Medium: silk, linen Technique: embroidered
Catalogue: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1
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RepetitionComposition
A visible recurrence of marks, units, or forms within the image.
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Each stitched unit echoes its neighbour across the warp and weft of the band.
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Reviewed 2026-10-24 · 2026-10-20.1
GridComposition
A visibly organized field of intersecting rows or repeated cells.
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The woven linen ground aligns every stitch to a rectilinear grid.
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Reviewed 2026-10-24 · 2026-10-20.1
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