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Detail
Fragment of a border or an insertion
Possibly Italian
17th–19th century
Medium/Technique
Linen; plain weave embroidered with linen thread in overcast stitch (deflected element work)
Dimensions
Overall: 15 x 115 cm (5 7/8 x 45 1/4 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Abraham Shuman
Accession Number07.317
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionUndyed linen fragment of a border or insertion. Serpentine design of stylised flowers; narrow band at finished edged with serpentine design. Possibly part of a border of a curtain or giraletto, flounce for the top of a bed.
Provenance1907, gift of Abraham Shuman (b. 1839 - d. 1918), Boston, to the MFA. (Accession Date: August 8, 1907)