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Embroidery
Moroccan
Medium/Technique
Cotton and silk embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 28 x 46.5 cm (11 x 18 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of A. W. Longfellow
Accession Number11.1394
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CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite cotton of fancy weave. Across the bottom is a border of star-like flowers and conventional, symmetrical plants, worked with deep pinkish red silk and with a stitich similar to that used in Italian punto tirato. The edge is finished with buttonhole stitch and a fringe of loose warp threads.