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Embroidered trunk
Mexican
1750–75
Medium/Technique
Silk; embroidery
Dimensions
44 x 49 x 68 cm (17 5/16 x 19 5/16 x 26 3/4 in.); Legacy dimension: .68 L. .44 H. .49 W.
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Walter Scott Fitz
Accession Number15.842
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CollectionsAmericas, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionA leather trunk with an interlacing design, footmen and horsemen, animals, birds and flowers embroidered in laid work and French knots, and with light blue, light green, soft yellow and black silk. Wrought iron mountings, lock and key. Red flannel is put under part of the openwork design of the iron mountings.