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Embroidery
Probably Italian
Medium/Technique
Linen, embroidery
Dimensions
Overall: 17 x 78 cm (6 11/16 x 30 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of James William Paige
Accession Number95.1126
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionWhite linen. The design which is worked with line stitch, chain stitch and laid work, and with red and yellow silk, consists of bands of diagonal ornament crossed by vertical columns. The linen is joined by fagotting, and is edged with buttonhole stitch and loops and knots.