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Part of a border of embroidery
French
18th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery
Dimensions
29.2 x 50.1 cm (11 1/2 x 19 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Gertrude Townsend
Accession Number58.1394
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPart of a border, made into a cushion cover. Cream-colored satin ground, embroidered with pale polychrome twisted silks in chain stitch. Bouquets of morning glories or slender stalks with tiny blossoms, tied with ribbons. Along one edge, an undulating line of pink dots and a diminutive grape-vine. A few worn spots in satin, some darned.