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Embroidered square pillow case
Greek (Epirus, Yannina)
18th century
Object Place: Yannina, [Greek Islands], Epirus, Greece
Medium/Technique
Linen tabby with silk (chainstitch) embroidery
Dimensions
85.3 x 67.3 cm (33 9/16 x 26 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Miss Lila Wetherbee
Accession Number55.170
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope, Fashion and Textiles
ClassificationsTextiles
DescriptionEmbroidered square pillow case, ground of unbleached linen worked almost solidly with dark polychrome silks in stem, chain, and herringbone stitches, blue and orange predominating in design of long lance shaped curling ornamental leaves, with floral veins, rosette-like blossoms in interspaces, narrow stylized floral border on all four sides; condition poor, many breaks and holes, very soiled.