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TRC-2019.1804
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  material: Cotton silk synthetic metal
  technique: Factory woven cloth hand embroidered applied metal spangles and sequins
type: Aggregation
aggregated CHO: Embroidered insignia
data provider: Textile Research Centre
is shown at: https://www.trc-leiden.nl/collection/
rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
provider: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed

Embroidered insignia
date: 2019
type: Embroidered insignia
description: The Order of St. Joachim was instituted in 1755 by a group of German nobles in order to promote religious tolerance in Europe. Horatio Nelson accepted the Grand Cross of the Order in 1802.
type: ProvidedCHO
identifier: TRC 2019.1804
description: Replica of the insignia of the Order of Saint Joachim. It consists of a Maltese cross made of gold and silver metal thread with a small silk cross embroidered in the centre. The small cross is surrounded by a raised green velvet garter with gold smooth https://www.trc-leiden.nl/trc-needles/materials/metal-threads/purl purl lettering edged with gold https://www.trc-leiden.nl/trc-needles/materials/metal-threads/pearl-purl pearl purl. The four arms of the large Maltese cross are worked with silver https://www.trc-leiden.nl/trc-needles/techniques/applied/spangle-uk spangles caught down with silver rough purl. There is an embroidered text that states: 'JUNXIT AMICUS AMOR 1755'.
provenance: Donated by Hand & Lock London as part of Volume 3 of the Encyclopedia of Embroidery Series.
type: IMAGE
medium: Cotton silk synthetic metal
created: 2019