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Hanging made up from a number of bands of embroidery
Greek Islands (Crete)
18th century
Object Place: Crete, Greece
Medium/Technique
Linen, embroidery
Dimensions
273.5 x 157.8 cm (107 11/16 x 62 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of the daughters of Albert F. Schenkelberger, Mrs. John H. Brewer, Mrs. Lillian Schwab, and Mrs. Herbert B. Wright
Accession Number53.935
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionHanging made up from a number of bands of embroidery; linen ground, probably all unbleached but varying in shade, most of bands embroidered with purplish-red silk, with outer border on all four sides embroidred with reddish-orange silk; all designs based on carnation with exception of border bands which are smaller in scale and show variety of stylized floral motives; soiled; brass rings sewn along upper edge, a number of breaks in the seams, several cracks in the embroidery.
ProvenancePaid $50.00 at World's Fair, Chicago. Lent by Mr. Albert F. Schenkelberger, Nov, 16, 1906. Returned September 14, 1908.