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Textile
French
18th century
Object Place: France
Medium/Technique
Embroidered cotton
Dimensions
78.8 cm (31 in.)
Credit Line
Special Textile Fund
Accession Number51.2596
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CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionPiece of white cotton twill with border design embroidered in chain stitch in two shades of gray and deep purplish red; fine serpentine stems with lance-shaped leaves and berries tied with red ribbons forming outer border top and bottom; inner background design of minute sprays of berries and blossoms; marked for quilting with chalk (?); a number of faint stains.