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Fragment of a valance
English or French
late 16th century
Object Place: England or France
Medium/Technique
Linen embroidery
Dimensions
57 x 55 cm (22 7/16 x 21 5/8 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Helen S. Coolidge
Accession Number63.183
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionProbably from a valance, Suppliant woman. Embroidered with polychrome crewels and silks in tent stitch on linen canvas ground. Foreground shows woman kneeling before another woman in what appears to be a garden. At left, stream runs throug middle ground and a group of figures stands before a turreted building. Various birds and flowers are shown. Figures in period costume of late 16th century. Condition good with a few repairs. Lining and edging later additions.